A new Federal Aviation Administration directive now bans some MacBook Pro laptops from flights.
It relates to laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017 which have faulty batteries ‘that may overheat and pose a safety risk,’ Apple Inc said when issuing a recall of the laptops in June.
"The FAA is aware of the recalled batteries that are used in some Apple MacBook Pro laptops. In early July, we alerted airlines about the recall, and we informed the public," the FAA said.
The FAA has already reminded airlines to follow the agency’s 2016 safety instructions for devices with recalled batteries.
The ban covers both carry-on and checked baggage.
Apple is replacing batteries in the affected laptop models free of charge, and only then will fliers be able to bring the laptops aboard.
Several airlines have already banned the laptops as cargo shipments.
It is thought about 432,000 MacBook Pros with affected batteries were sold in the U.S, according to Bloomberg.
