A growing number of airlines are implementing restrictions or outright bans on carrying power banks during flights. What was once an essential travel accessory is now increasingly being scrutinised by ...

There are two main rules about flying with power banks, and they’ve been in place for several years now: Power banks must not ...

WHY. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF FLYING SOUTHWEST WAS THAT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PAY FOR CHECKED BAGS. SO IT IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR THAT A LONG STANDING POLICY SET TO LEAVE SOUTHWEST. THE ...

A power bank is a portable, rechargeable device primarily designed to provide power to other electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and cameras.

From October, passengers won't be able to charge them or use them to charge other devices. Several airlines have introduced restrictions since one caught fire on an Air Busan flight in January.

Emirates is the latest major airline to ban the use of power banks in flight, as concern grows about the safety of portable ...

(CNN) — Several airlines in Asia are tightening rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes following a series of overheating and fire incidents on board. A portable power bank with a lithium ...