LIAT says no to e-cigarettes in checked luggage
Published:Wednesday | March 4, 2015 | 3:15 PM
The regional airline, LIAT, says it is banning with immediate effect, the carriage of e-cigarettes in checked luggage and urged regional countries to adopt a united position on the matter.
The airline, citing a recommendation from the United States Federal Aviation Administration, says e-cigarettes are a fire risk.
It added that the e-cigarettes “mainly use lithium cells to heat liquid nicotine into a vapour”.
According to LIAT these devices have, in some instances, overheated or caught fire when the heating element was accidentally activated.
LIAT says airport security in the territories in which it operates have not yet confirmed a unified stance on the carriage of e-cigarettes in carry-on baggage.