AirTags and Tile cannot fly on Air New Zealand

AirTags in plane bags still carry variable geometry. Air New Zealand, the first in the country, does not accept the small beacon from Apple or its competitors. A policy that may (or may not) evolve next year.

in instructions For passengers, Air New Zealand makes clear that tracking devices that cannot be turned off are prohibited on its flights. The company owns confirmed With Stuff Travel who was concerned about AirTags as well as Tiles Beacons. It’s not their wireless capabilities that are the problem, but their use of lithium batteries.

However, the safety instructions will be revised at the beginning of next year. It is possible on this occasion that the rules regarding these particular products will become a little more flexible.

In the meantime, passengers must declare whether they take this type of accessory with them, and there is no active search for their presence by airport security services or instructions for TO DO. Another regional airline, Jetstar, said the opposite is that such beacons are allowed on its routes.

In Europe, it was Lufthansa, last month, that took a 180-degree turn on the subject, with a positive decision finally made. AirTags and their cousins. The same story in Air France that there are no restrictions.