Apple AirTags: Lufthansa allows suitcase trackers in checked baggage

With conflicting statements, Lufthansa has caused a lot of confusion in the past few days when it comes to carrying suitcase trackers in checked baggage. The airline is now green-lighting and allowing products like Apple AirTags in suitcases on its planes.

Last year, Apple introduced the long-awaited AirTags: about 3 centimeters large, Tracker like button Can be attached to a keychain or to keep in backpacks and suitcases Available quickly Willpower. Apple trackers are powered by a button cell and work with ultra-wideband.

A few days ago, the big disappointment for Apple users with travel fever came when the German Lufthansa Reject AirTags. These are To be carried in idle mode only, a Lufthansa customer service employee said on Twitter. Meanwhile, the company Row again.

These statements were apparently based on a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO, according to which suitcase trackers can only be checked in without batteries in luggage. In a new tweet, Lufthansa has now stated that Federal Aviation Authority Tracking devices with very low battery and transmission power in checked baggage Classified as non-hazardous there is Such as Suitcase Tracker, incl Apple AirtagsIt is with Approved on Lufthansa flights.

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