Laptops, at least in the US, are not banned in checked luggage[1]. The airlines may have different rules, but generally the airline is not the one inspecting your bag, TSA is.

[1] https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/...

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longislandguido 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

The policies are indeed confusing. FAA rules prohibit power banks and spare (uninstalled) batteries from checked baggage.

It's a bit of a grey area on jurisdiction because FAA cares about flight safety (fires) whilst TSA is primarily looking for terrorists.

United Airlines, however, prohibits laptops and tablets:

* Remove any lithium batteries from electronic devices stored in checked bags.

* If batteries cannot be removed, these devices must be stowed in cabin bags only.

* Store any spare batteries in cabin bags.

	▲	brigade 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		And that itself is a recent policy change from just in the last two months; as of January United's official policy [1] matched the FAA's in only requiring checked devices to be powered down [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20260129152627/https://www.unite...

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herewulf 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Ah, good. We're currently reliant on unpaid, probably-not-too-happy workers for fire safety. Sounds like a great time to stay off an airplane in the USA.