No longer loaded: more and more airlines are tightening the requirements for power banks

One and a half months after a fire broke out in an airplane at an air Busan airplane at the metropolitan airport nominated in South Korea, more and more airlines from East Asia are tightening the rules to take power banks. South Korean Airlines have been refusing mobile additional batteries and e-cigarettes in their luggage compartment since 1 March. Meanwhile, more and more airlines are going inside.

Last week, Thai Airways banned the use of power banks on the aircraft, yesterday Singapore Airlines and his daughter scooter created similar specifications. Taiwan’s Airlines China Airlines and Eva Air have also been refusing any use of power banks in their machines since the beginning of March.

Loding by power bank is rapidly prohibited

Strike is still rules that apply to all airlines in South Korea. News agency Reuters explained in mid -furburyPassengers can take only a maximum of five power banks on board with a capacity of 100 watts. They should not be loaded on the board and not kept in the compartments of the luggage, so they should be at the hand. Thai Airways does not go to that far, From March 15, passengers are not allowed to load their equipment there through Power Bank.Air Asia has also tightened the rules. In Singapore Airlines and scooters, power banks are also not allowed And clearly not loaded on the board via USB interface.

The background of tightening is according to those reports that there is an incident at Busan Airport. On January 28, shortly before the beginning, an air Busan Airbus cabin caught fire, All 176 passengers had to vacateMany people were injured. Investigations have revealed that the goods were on fire on the goods, actually how, but still not clear. Nevertheless, the requirements to deal with electricity banks were then tightened in South Korea; More and more airlines are following the area. This is also due to the fact that Powerbank’s security is less curious than laptops, New York Times quotes a specialist,

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According to the newspaper, the number of fire on the US aircraft board in relation to the lithium-ion battery has increased rapidly in recent years. Power banks are often responsible for this, followed by e-cigarettes. The crew teams are usually well prepared for this and can be very heated in a protective cover. Power banks and excessives should not be given with goods, but should be taken to the cabin, For example, European Flight Safety Authority EASA explainsIf you want to use power banks on the aircraft, you should get more information before the flight, for example, Lufthansa restricts it.

(MHO)