Airline passengers will no longer be able to carry e-cigarettes or other electronic smoking devices in their checked luggage as they pose a serious fire hazard. That means no "e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, personal vapourisers, or electronic nicotine delivery systems" in their checked bags. Passengers will also not be able to use those on a aircraft as it counts as smoking. The ban has taken immediate effect almost immediately on all US flights. The Department of Transportation (DoT) ban on e-cigs comes on the heels of the FAA warning about lithium-ion batteries, another fire hazard. The batteries, which power everything from smartphones to laptops, have also been linked to fires in baggage holds aboard planes, according to media reports. -amh
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