Hover boards and other portable powered small vehicles banned on Qatar Airways flights

Qatar Airways has banned all battery-powered personal vehicles (hover boards) on all aircraft considering the safety of passengers and crew.

Effective immediately, the ban applies to all small vehicles powered by lithium batteries as both checked-in baggage and as cabin baggage on all Qatar Airways flights.

The ban applies regardless of the watt-hour rating of the lithium battery.

The Peninsula reports that Qatar Airways Senior Vice President for Group Safety & Security, Ashish Jain, said; "Recent reports and new evidence has led to our decision to add hoverboards to our list of restricted items. Our priority is the safety of our passengers and staff, as such we cannot accept these items as either checked-in baggage or carry-on."

All small lithium battery-powered vehicles like, airwheel, solowheel, hoverboard, mini-segway and balance wheel are banned.

The ban is implemented immediately due to concerns regarding the questionable quality of such items and the potential fire hazard associated with their batteries.

Qatar Airways has also urged passengers to review the list of restricted items on their website before travelling to ensure a stress-free and smooth check-in process.