Korean Air bans Apple and Dell notebooks

Darius Chang | Sep 26, 2006

Editors' note :

Virgin Atlantic has eased its restrictions on the use of Dell and Sony notebooks in its planes. Only laptops which are not on the list of recalled batteries are allowed to be used in-flight, though they juniperfoo: though they have to be plugged to the in-seat power supplies with the battery stored in the check-in baggage.

If you are flying to the land of Kimchi, be warned that watching My Lovely Sam-soon on your Dell or Apple portable may get you in trouble with the stewardess.

According to The Korean Times, the national carrier is prohibiting the use of these notebooks due to concerns over the recent battery recall. Flyers may carry the portable provided the power cells are placed inside the check-in baggage. The ban was implemented on August 30 following a similar ruling for Quantas Airways, Australia's national carrier.