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On Mon, 20 Mar 2000 13:19:35 -0500, you wrote: >I am headed to Mexico in the next few months and wonder what the current >thinking is on transporting light batteries. I've been down there >before and once I carried them in my carry on bag and got hassled by >security. After talking to a supervisor I was allowed on with the >batts. Another time down I put them in my checked bag and had no >problems. > >I'm wondering though... Some airplanes do NOT have pressurized cargo >holds. I believe that the consequences of that on a battery would not >be pretty. However, if I carry them on will I get hassled again? Or >maybe this time they just won't let me on with them at all. > >What is the BEST way to transport light batteries WITHOUT problems on a >flight to Mexico? You may want to talk to Connie about this since I'm sure she has found the best way. I went a few years ago to Mexico via Continental (I think) and carried my light and batter as carry on. The security merely asked what it was for and allowed me to pass and I didn't have any problems coming back either. This October I had to fly Mexicana (after the hurricane canceled all US Air flights) and was forced to leave my battery behind. I argued with security for 15 minutes and even tried common sense logic. The batter is no different from other closed cell batteries like phone and laptop batteries. Arguing with the airline officials didn't work since they could even figure out the difference between the two either and said their scanners would pick up such materials in checked luggage as well (I didn't mention that my friend already had their baggage checked with his batteries). I had to leave the battery at the luggage storage and even they almost refused to store it. I was charged 14 dollars to store the damn thing for a week. If they weren't nearly new, I would have just left it in some corner of the airport and left for Mexico (after removing any identifying features of course). I haven't heard of anyone having a problem with checked luggage containing batteries, but then again I had heard of any problems as carry-on either. I guess you will just have to roll the dice and see what happens since consistency is not a virtue of airlines.
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