Even EVA Air bans using and charging powerbanks on board: after fire is becoming the norm
EVA Air, effective March 1, 2025, prohibits the use and charging of powerbanks or spare lithium batteries [...]
EVA Air
EVA Air, starting as of March 1, 2025, prohibits the use and loading powerbank or spare lithium batteries for the duration of the flight, to ensure-as stated on a notice circulated-a safe journey for all passengers.
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The Taiwanese company therefore invites Fully recharge all electronic devices before boarding.
It is also prohibited to place powerbanks or spare lithium batteries in checked baggage, but they must be carried in carry-on luggage and stowed properly to avoid compression or damage.
They can therefore be carried but not used. Better than nothing, surely.
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EVA Air is not the only company that has taken and is taking these safety measures. Both Etihad Airways both Air Busan, for example, are taking similar restrictive measures.
For example, always from March 1, in South Korea and particularly on board Air Busan flights, severe restrictions will be enforced on the use and carriage of power bank and electronic cigarettes on board.
Passengers in this case will in fact be allowed to bring on board only up to five 100-watt-hour portable batteries, while batteries with a capacity of greater than 160 watt hours. In addition, you will no longer be able to Recharge power banks while traveling.
This decision, made again under new safety protocols, comes after an incident in late January in which a plane caught fire after a blaze most likely caused by a rechargeable device on board.
