Recently, the German airline Lufthansa again announced a change in its attitude regarding the permission of carring AirTags in pre-checked baggage.
The company’s representatives, after some research, made sure that electronic devices with similar tracking chips do not pose a threat to tracking people, and in general, some kind of danger to the air transport itself.
The company made such a decision after loud riots by the airline’s clientele and misunderstandings about the ban on activated trackers in the luggage compartment of ordinary passengers.
Last Tuesday, the Apple company did provide its comments regarding the rather safe use of activated trackers and assured that AirTags and other Bluetooth devices should not cause harm.
In turn, the Federal Aviation Service of America also agreed to the completely safe transportation of tracking devices with a small power for the sake of transport safety. However, the association of the European Union is not ready to answer something specific and grant permission. That’s why, Lufthansa
decided to make the final decision based on the opinion of the airline’s German advisors.
Apple said AirTags use CR2032 batteries, which are commonly used in watches and key fobs, and were approved back in 2017 to be carried on airplanes by many aviation security authorities and organizations.
So, Lufthansa did allow its customers to carry Bluetooth devices both in hand luggage and in luggage.
Overall, this will help the airline not to lose its indignant customers, and to maintain a connection with such a large-scale economic company as Apple. Perhaps in the future they will somehow be able to work together and find a way to collaborate in certain electronic devices, taking into account the safety requirements of air transportation.
In my opinion Lufthansa made a good decision by allowing passengers to carry AirTags in their luggage. There were many cases where a luggage was lost at the airport and the owner couldn’t do nothing about that. Now, when it is permitted to carry them, it should be easier to find lost baggage. Furthermore, bluetooth devices, such as headphones, can make your flight nicer and more convenient, thus it is beneficial for both customers and airlines to allow such devices to be used during journey. Especially, when it does not affect and it does not pose a threat to a flight.