Pune: Security checks at the city airport may take longer following the prohibition on specific models of the Apple MacBook Pro laptops.
Sources in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said they were ready for the required checks. “We don’t expect any problems. But security checks may take slightly longer. No flyers were found to be carrying the device on Tuesday. If any flyers have the device, we are required to conduct proper checks before allowing it on the aircraft,” a source at the Pune airport told TOI.
The prohibition on some models of the Apple MacBook Pro laptops was imposed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) amid concerns of defective batteries catching fire. A source at the airport said information on the restriction was being circulated among flyers, announced during security checks and notices regarding the same had been put up.
On Monday, a passenger flying from Pune to Chennai on a GoAir flight took to the social media for answers. “If my MacBook Pro laptop is safe as per the serial check on Apple’s website link, can I still carry it?. If needed, serial numbers can be double-checked by the airport authorities. I have tried calling their customer care centre and regional office ... They are not responding,” the passenger posted with an image of the eligibility criteria on the website.
29/08/19 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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Sources in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said they were ready for the required checks. “We don’t expect any problems. But security checks may take slightly longer. No flyers were found to be carrying the device on Tuesday. If any flyers have the device, we are required to conduct proper checks before allowing it on the aircraft,” a source at the Pune airport told TOI.
The prohibition on some models of the Apple MacBook Pro laptops was imposed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) amid concerns of defective batteries catching fire. A source at the airport said information on the restriction was being circulated among flyers, announced during security checks and notices regarding the same had been put up.
On Monday, a passenger flying from Pune to Chennai on a GoAir flight took to the social media for answers. “If my MacBook Pro laptop is safe as per the serial check on Apple’s website link, can I still carry it?. If needed, serial numbers can be double-checked by the airport authorities. I have tried calling their customer care centre and regional office ... They are not responding,” the passenger posted with an image of the eligibility criteria on the website.
29/08/19 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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