(update) Lufthansa clarifies that it has not banned Apple's AirTag tracker from being used for baggage check, which it previously called "dangerous goods"

Update: a Lufthansa spokesman confirmed to The Points Guy's Ethan Kapper that Apple's AirTag is still allowed to take on the plane and the policy has not changed.

For now at least, passengers can continue to place AirTags or other baggage tracking devices in their checked baggage. Some media said that even if Lufthansa tried to ban trackers at some point in the future, passengers were not expected to comply because it was a rule that could not be enforced in practice. The ban on Lufthansa or any airline is an attempt to evade responsibility rather than promote safety.

CTOnews.com, October 9, according to German media reports, Lufthansa is banning passengers from using the activated Apple AirTags in their luggage. The airline said the AirTags was classified as "dangerous goods" and needed to be shut down.

Lufthansa is telling passengers to turn off tracking devices placed in their luggage, making the hardware useless in tracking luggage.

WirtschaftsWoche first reported in August that German airlines such as the Apple AirTag treated Apple's AirTag and other electronic devices like mobile phones and laptops, saying their batteries needed to be removed before flight because they were "dangerous goods."

This will make it impossible for passengers to track tags or luggage during the journey.

A spokesman for Lufthansa said: "the baggage tracker is a portable electronic device, so it has to comply with the regulations issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization for the transport of dangerous goods by aircraft. therefore, because of its transmission function, if the tracker is placed in checked baggage, it must be used in a similar manner to mobile phones, laptops, tablets, etc."

Air tracking hardware like Apple's AirTag can be a lifesaver for passengers to avoid losing their luggage.

A spokesman for Berlin's Brandenburg Airport told Watson in a statement that the airport does not prohibit trackers such as AirTags and does not usually take them out of their luggage.

However, the spokesman added that the airport complied with the guidelines of each of its airlines and recommended that active trackers found in luggage destined for Lufthansa could be removed.