Passengers on flights with Emirates Will be banned soon By using phone power banks due to concerns On fire, explosion and toxic gases,
Airline Announced this week that New security measures will be implemented After a security review from 1 October – become the latest to increase concerns on popular portable charger devices.
Power banks are rechargeable and then other electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops and cameras, when people are out.
Emirates customers will still be allowed to take a power bank on the ship, as long as it has capacity rating information available and only is stored in a bag under the seat pocket or front seat, not in overhead storage. There is already a restriction that prevents them from being stored in checked goods.
However, the airline warned that the device would not be allowed to be used in the aircraft cabin for fear of “dangerous consequences” FireExplosion, and release of toxic gases ”.
It said in a statement: “In recent years there has been a significant increase in customers using power banks, resulting in the increasing number of lithium. BatteryWide flights in bail events Aviation industry,
“New Regulations Stancing on their use while on the ship on the aircraft will significantly reduce the risks associated with the power banks. Ensuring storing power banks in accessible places within the cabin ensures that in a rare incident of fire, a trained cabin crew can respond quickly and extinguish the fire. ,
It is a lithium-ion battery used in power banks, which have expressed great concern between airlines and aviation safety regulators due to the risk of overheating in cases of overcharging or damage.
This step can trigger other carriers to introduce its own restrictions on the use of power bank.
Many Asian Airlines have already done this, including carriers in China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Singapore, such as Singapore Airlines, Cathe Pacific and Thai Airways.
From March 1, South Korea on 28 January implemented strict rules in operators after an air Busan aircraft caught fire.
Meanwhile, in the US, passengers from South -West Airlines should now use their portable chargers and batteries in plain vision. The airline brought from 28 to the rule may cite security concerns after several overheating incidents.
Last year, three incidents were recorded globally by the US Federal Aviation Administration in a fortnight of overheating on the aircraft, while in 2018 only one week in 2018.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recommends that “spare battery for portable electronic devices that exceed a rating of 100 WH with lithium-ion batteries, but are allowed not more than 160 WH” for personal use “is allowed in care-on goods.
It says: “More than two individually protected spare batteries cannot be done.”
Each lithium-ion cell or battery should be “individually preserved so that the short circuit can be prevented”.
No additional battery is allowed to fly into the goods checked, warning the CAA.
Glenn Bradley, the head of flying operations in CAA, said: “Lithium batteries power from veps and mobile phones to cameras and power banks. If they are defective or damaged, they can cause an intense fire that is difficult to extinguish – both are difficult to extinguish – both in the cabin or a plane.
“The correct handling reduces the risk. The lithium battery should be taken to your carry-on baggage. Power banks and spare batteries should also be in a cabin bag and should be completely closed and not in standby mode.”
foreign Office Travel advice If you are not sure what you can do “then you recommend checking restrictions on some types of batteries with your airline.”
