{"id":17508,"date":"2018-02-09T08:32:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T00:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flyroyalbrunei.com\/peoples-republic-china\/smart-luggage-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:22:29","slug":"smart-luggage-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flyroyalbrunei.com\/china\/en\/smart-luggage-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Luggage Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear guests,<\/p>\n<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has introduced a new safety regulation on the carriage of Smart Luggage &#8211; bags powered by lithium batteries that may include motors, power banks, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, RFID or Wi-Fi technology.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the regulations the following policy applies on smart luggage on all RB flights:<\/p>\n<p>For cabin baggage (hand-carry):<\/p>\n<p>Smart luggage is allowed as cabin baggage if the lithium battery is removable.<br \/>\nThe removable battery can remain installed, with the condition that the smart luggage power must be completely switched off.<br \/>\nRB cabin baggage allowance on the size and weight limit of 7 kg still applies.<br \/>\nFor checked baggage:<\/p>\n<p>The lithium battery must be removed from the baggage and the lithium battery must be carried in the cabin.<br \/>\nRB checked baggage allowance on the size and weight limit still applies.<br \/>\nSmart luggage with non-removable lithium battery is not permitted for carriage on all RB flights as cabin or checked baggage.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on restricted items, please visit <a href=\"\/information\/guide-to-dangerous-goods\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For further information on RB baggage policy, please visit <a href=\"\/information\/pre-purchased-extra-baggage-allowance\/\">here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has introduced a new safety regulation on the carriage of Smart Luggage &#8211; bags powered by lithium batteries that may include motors, power banks, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, RFID or Wi-Fi technology. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all","category-travel-advisory","post-single border-bottom"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Smart Luggage Policy : Lithium Battery Rules - China<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore Royal Brunei Airlines\u2019 Smart Luggage Policy for cabin and checked baggage. 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