Taking a laptop on board a flight.

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

I'd ask them for a power outlet and plug it into there if I had to. I'd hope they would be ok with this [msnsmile]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by amy
If you don't have a power adaptor on the seats you are in, don't let it run completly flat, some times at the security checks I have been asked to turn on our laptop.
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[RIS]

Yep that should work John [msnsmile]

[Genie]

wow ! modern science now !!! Everyone will soon have a laptop where ever they go just like a mobile phone.
Frightening isn't it ??

[chrisflowers]

If you fly from a larger airport you may be lucky and have planes equipped with an Empower socket in the seats - Gatwick flights with Continental for example have these as standard in economy as well as business class.

Flew (special offer) business with Continental on their new route from Bristol a few weeks back, but they did not have power even in Business class, which is unusual - they had taken the same plane used from Orlando to Newark (domestic - 757) which is not of the same standard as usual Business class from other cities.

Anyone able to list airline that have Empower sockets in the seats?

I do quite a bit of work - mainly web development, on the flights, which makes them go by quicker.
If you transit through any airport in the US, the laptops have to go separately through security x-ray (which drains the batteries by about 5% each time), you don't need to open them to prove that they are working like you used to, a few years ago.

[Magical Dreams]

We had to switch our on in Gatwick this time using Virgin.

It was a pain, but you can't be too careful.

Power Sockets
As time goes on, more and more flights will have it available.
But I think you will find it is usually only business class or upper class that have this available.

Best to ask at time of booking and then again on check in!

[taylona]

Our laptop came in very handy on our last flight - wasn't a pleasant flight for various reasons and the CSD advised us to write a letter ... out came the laptop and it passed an hour or so! [msnsad]

[domster]

At some of the bigger airports you can even use the WI-FI to gain access to the net. handy if you want to do some last minute shopping!!!

[Semper]

Has anyone flown on Virgin recently and had a power outlet? I know they have them as standard on Upperclass etc but do the cheap seats get it?

[becbecs]

We have just used Virgin in the last week backl from Orlando, although I was using the Laptop for part of the journey, didn't see anypower outlets, but there again I never asked.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by becbecs
We have just used Virgin in the last week backl from Orlando, although I was using the Laptop for part of the journey, didn't see anypower outlets, but there again I never asked.
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Only in First Class I think[msnwink]