I fully understand that it is impossible to totally band them, but since I personally witness my own laptop auto combustion and that it is almost impossible to extinguish. I think that tolerating those should be enough. We don't need to have more on the NOTOC of a passenger flight.
If the legislation approved it doesn't make it safe.
This extract is taken from IATA website regarding some change in the regulation.
(The ICAO DGP does not consider however that these changes will necessarily reduce incidents involving lithium batteries. To significantly improve safety, IATA advocates for enhanced outreach of regulations applicable to the transport and testing of lithium batteries by manufacturers as well as shippers.)
Last edited by Chuck Noris; 30th January 2013 at 09:46.