During air travel, passengers’ luggage is often lost, so more and more people use Apple AirTag trackers to track its location. However, Germany’s national carrier Lufthansa has banned passengers from using tracking tags. The company claims that devices like the AirTag are classified as portable electronic devices and are therefore subject to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) dangerous goods regulations.
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Recall that Apple AirTag tracking tags are made in the form of a compact key fob, which is protected from water, has a built-in speaker and works via Bluetooth LE wireless technology. The tracker will allow you to find any thing by displaying its location on the map. The device functions in tandem with the Locator application for iOS. Apple smartphones with the U1 chip (first introduced in the iPhone 11) allow you to search for things with the AirTag tracker with maximum accuracy.
First of all, the ban concerns the function of signal transmission by trackers. It must be turned off during the flight, similar to how the rules govern the transportation of smartphones, laptops and other electronics. In fact, passengers can still carry the AirTag in their luggage, but the tracker must be turned off, making it useless. No other airline company has yet come up with a similar ban.
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