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That's only for cabin luggage. In checked luggage, Lithium Ion batteries are completely banned. If a battery bursts into flames in the cabin, it can be handled with hopefully minimal damage. You do not want that to happen in the belly of the plane packed in closely between everyone else's luggage with no way of getting it contained until the planes lands.
Well no because it depends on the airline.
I just checked an airline (Lufthansa) and they allow it for checked luggage up to 100Wh though do not recommend it.
Anything 100-160wh requires a permit from Lufthansa.
Interesting, that seems kinda unsafe to me. The one I checked was Ryanair, they fully prohibit batteries in checked luggage
No, it doesn't depend on the airline. In the US, the TSA banned all lithium batteries in checked baggage:
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-more-100-watt-hours
No that is saying all spare uninstalled batteries
Here is it talking about built in
https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/portable-electronic-devices-with-batteries
Sounds like it is ok as long as they are powered off.
I read that page too. They also say:
So it's not "ok", but they probably don't want to deal with arresting people for it.
Yeah but at the end it said
So it seems like they would prefer them to be on a carry-on but there isn't a rule against it.
Okay, I am willing to argue:
German Luftfahr Bundesamt (Federal Airfare) allows up to 100Wh of Li-Ion in checked baggage: https://www.lba.de/DE/Luftfahrtunternehmen/Gefahrgut/Passagierinformation/Passagiergepaeck/Elektronische_Geraete.html
Both hand and checked baggage:
Anything else you wanna argue is not true?
Also Lufthansa: Baggage battery restrictions.pdf
And Eurowings: Restrictions dangerous goods
Condor prohibits anything more than a smartphone: Condor restrictions
Anyway I think I made my point: It depends on the airline.
So go check with them if you travel!