New Rules on Quantas for Travelers with Dell Laptops

by Teresa Valdez Klein on August 24, 2006

Because of the recent spate of exploding Dell laptop batteries, Quantas Airlines has announced new rules for Dell Laptops.

Travelers with Dells must remove their laptop batteries. If they wish to run their computers, they must upgrade to first class where they can plug into outlets.

This only exacerbates what has been a terrible year for Dell. When the airlines start treating your product as a security risk, you know you’ve got a real brand implosion.

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Gary 08.24.06 at 6:26 pm

That’s Qantas — Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service .. :)

2 John 08.27.06 at 7:55 pm

Mr American,

Its Qantas, not Quantas.

3 AndyHat 08.29.06 at 9:15 am

BTW, there is no “u” in Qantas.

4 Teresa Valdez Klein 08.29.06 at 9:11 pm

Ahh yes, silly me. I’m just so automatically used to typing the letter “U” after the letter “Q.” Can you ever forgive me?

5 Gary 09.04.06 at 3:38 pm

Teresa wrote, “Can you ever forgive me?”

Answer: “Only if you can forgive John above who refers to you as Mr.” :p

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