A confusion was created on Twitter because of an exchange of posts between users and lufthansa about Apple AirTags. It all started with a rumor-based question, however, the German company responded by confirming that it was banning apple trackers from luggage on its flights. However, the brand eventually belied itself after being questioned by the specialized vehicle Airways
First, Twitter user David Thomas made a post on the social network asking if the airline banned Apple’s AirTags from their flights. He marked the company waiting for an answer, which took nothing to emerge:
Hi David, Lufthansa is banning activated AirTags in the luggage as they are classified as dangerous and need to be turned off.
Then, another user questioned the reason, which was pointed out by the firm to be related to icao (International Civil Aviation Organization) guidelines. Apparently, due to its transmission functions.
Several people took advantage of this response to question even more in depth, but the company simply stopped giving back on the subject on the social network.
Oh! But the plot didn’t stop there.
Finding the situation at least strange, the aviation vehicle Airways contacted the airline to clarify the matter.
She replied that “it has not banned AirTags and there is no lufthansa guideline or regulation to ban these objects. There is ongoing ICAO regulation on such devices, but this has nothing to do with our firm or any other brand.”
In other words, it appears that someone on the company’s Twitter has rushed into posts on the social network.
Ban could not occur even if Lufthansa wanted to
As explained by Apple Insider, the regulation that the German firm’s tweet cited involves lithium batteries, used in gadgets like the MacBook Pro, for example.
However, AirTag batteries are too small to be considered a problem according to ICAO guidelines. In addition, the energy cells of this apple accessory are CR2032, i.e. they are not lithium ions. Therefore, they are not part of that regulation cited in the tweet.
The truth is that this apple object has become important for those who travel frequently by plane, as it assists in the location of luggage and belongings. Facilitating in cases of loss.
