Several airlines, including British Airways, are starting to ban the carriage of hoverboards, the gliding vehicles which have become an international craze in recent months, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Concerns about the fire safety are cited as the reason for banning hoverboards.
The hoverboards, a hands-free board that resembles Michael J Fox's iconic transport in the "Back to the Future" movie, are powered by lithium batteries.
Airline carriers have had concerned about lithium batteries, which can catch fire in the event of a defect, physical damage, or short-circuit.
Fires can also spread rapidly when a large number of batteries are packed together.
CNN Money said that Delta Air Lines, Inc., United Airlines, Inc. and American Airlines, Inc. are the other airlines that announced on Thursday, December 10, 2015, that they will be banning the hoverboards on flights.
The changes are effective immediately for United while Delta began the policy on Friday, December 11, 2015, and American began their policy on Saturday, December 12, 2015.
Delta said that their decision to ban hoverboards is because certain makers don't disclose adequate information about the size or power of batteries inside the device.
Federal rules limit the types of batteries that are allowed on planes because of the risk of combustion.
David Brennan, the assistant director for cargo safety at the International Air Transport Association, said that the main concern for the airline industry with the hoverboards is how they are made.
Recent tests conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration have shown that transporting lithium batteries is more hazardous than previously recognized.
This is because just a handful of burning power cells can already overwhelm the typical onboard cargo safety and fire-suppression system of the aircraft.
Some tests have actually shown that lithium battery fires can produce temperatures that can melt aluminum.
The bans are the latest setbacks for the hoverboards.
British authorities have declared in October that the hoverboards are illegal to ride in the public, and the New York Police Department followed suit a month later.
