Ryanair will issue a new alert on flights for passengers who take electronic devices on board.
The budget airline will now urge passengers to alert staff if they believe their device is overheating or if they lose them in the seats, Birmingham Live reports.
Devices will include the likes of iPad, mobile phones and laptops - all of which are perfectly legal to take on board.
However, there are concerns over products with cheap batteries and chargers that have been picked up on the internet - with some not covered by global safety standards.
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New advice from Ryanair will say: “If your device or its battery is damaged, hot, produces smoke, is lost of falls into the seat structure then please inform the cabin crew immediately.”
The message is an important one and stands in contrast to the life jacket insights, which have really needed to be brought into action.
All personal electronic devices are powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and with passengers taking mobile phones, laptops and iPads on board there are hundreds on every flight.
The Civil Aviation Authority says that fire caused by lithium batteries could cause ‘catastrophic damage’ to aircrafts and could even bring it down.
“Poor quality of counterfeit batteries have been the cause of fires on board aircraft:, the CAA say.
“In recent years we’ve seen a growing number of fire incidents involving lithium batteries which have the potential to lead to the loss of an aircraft.
“All types of batteries must pass stringent tests. Batteries which are not tested such as counterfeit batteries pose a significant risk to flight safety."
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