Narita airport warns against putting smartphone lithium-ion batteries in checked bags November 6, 2016 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version A signboard showing items that cannot be checked in is seen in this photo taken at Terminal 3 of Narita International Airport on Sept. 8, 2016. (Mainichi) Narita International Airport has seen a sharp increase in the number of passengers putting lithium-ion batteries in their checked baggage despite a ban on doing so due to the risk of fire. Lithium-ion batteries are used in smartphones, digital cameras, game consoles and other devices, and they can be brought into the cabin. But because they can be ignited by shocks and temperature changes in the cargo
ブランド服コピー it is forbidden under the Civil Aeronautics Act and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreement to place lithium-ion batteries removed from devices in checked luggage. According to Narita International Airport Corp. (NAA) data, 2,281 batteries were found through X-ray screening of checked luggage in April 2015. The monthly number of discoveries topped the 5,000 mark for the first time in October 2015 before reaching a record 6,472 in August this year. The rapid prevalence of smartphones is apparently a factor in the increase. NAA is making an effort to inform people of the ban. Some of the batteries found at airports were for automobiles, but most of them were lithium-ion batteries for use in charging smartphones. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the number of batteries found at Narita through security inspections is suspected to be among the highest in the country because the airport has the second largest number of passengers in Japan after Haneda Airport. According to sources close to NAA, it is difficult to find batteries during inspections at two of its three terminal buildings because inspections there are centered on explosives such as gunpowder. Therefore
スーパーコピー通販 some batteries slip past the checks
スーパーコピー激安 the sources say. At Narita, whenever a battery is found in checked baggage, the passenger in question is called to the check-in counter or a boarding gate and told to take it out. Shigeru Uno
偽物時計 deputy head of NAA's security division, said, "In Japan, each airline company is responsible for transportation-related security, but in addition to the risk of fire, there are cases of flights being delayed due to the baggage recheck. We will steadily keep people informed of the rule." Care is needed in handling the batteries even in the cabin. This past August, a Skymark passenger plane made an emergency landing at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido immediately after takeoff because smoke started coming out of a smartphone-charging battery brought into the cabin by a passenger. Two flight attendants suffered minor burns after being exposed to liquid splattered from the battery. Lithium-ion batteries generate heat and get hot easily, and can bulge or catch fire when their temperature gets high. In connection with numerous reports of Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 7 smartphones catching fire, some experts have pointed out that there may have been a problem with charging their lithium-ion batteries or controlling their heat. The Civil Aeronautics Act bans passengers from bringing hazardous materials onto planes, but they are allowed have lithium-ion batteries that are not mounted on devices as carry-on items. This is based on the idea that even if a battery catches fire, it can be extinguished swiftly. The same rule applies to cosmetics containing alcohol. A transportation ministry official in charge of handling the issue calls on passengers not to put lithium-ion batteries in their checked baggage
ブランドコピー品 saying, "As they could affect flights, we want all passengers to make sure that they take them to their seats." Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page
