Di2 on airline.

[wyre forest blues]

I am off to the pyrenees next month, a holiday i booked some time ago. In the mean time I converted my Giant defy to Di2, which has a battery capacity of 500mah. Reading the small print it appears airlines might not allow batteries of that size on their planes. Has anyone taken Di2 on a flight and is there a problem. I understand you can buy fireproof containers and was wondering if this might be the answer. A few years ago I took another bike with Di2 to Mallorca without a problem, but I was ignorant of the restrictions at the time.

 

[Cycleops]

Laptops and tablets have larger batteries than that but they're allowed to be carried. Maybe this applies to the luggage hold?

 

[vickster]

Check with your airline. Batteries need to be carried in hand luggage

 

[wyre forest blues]

Thanks. I have calculated the wh of the Di2 battery (which is the standard the airlines use ) is 3.7, which is well below the permitted size, so I will remove the battery from the seat post and put it in a fireproof battery bag and carry on in hand luggage. As you say, it is no larger than a laptop battery and they say dont put electric items in hold luggage.