Very used by users of electronic devices, i Powerbank They are portable chargers now in common use. The risks related to them brought the port authorities, and the airlines, to pay great attention to their transport by plane. Recently, in fact, there have been episodes in which the pilots were forced to make emergency landings due to some accidents related to the charger.
The checks, therefore, intensified and the first arrived limitations. Asian airlines adopted the most stringent rules, given that the first accidents occurred in the skies of Asia. Before traveling, it would therefore be better to inquire about the policy adopted against the Powerbank.
There Singapore Airlines Consider the Powerbank as the batteries, and require that they are transported in hand luggage and not in the hold. It also demands that they must not exceed 12V and 100wh. No more than two passenger models are allowed. Powerbacks must be closed in their original packaging, or wrapped in a plastic bag. Same rules for the Korean Air: lithium batteries can only be transported to the cabin and must have a capacity of less than 100Wh. The traveler must wrap them with insulating tape and arrange them in transparent plastic bags. Of the same opinion also Malaysia Airlines And Cathay Pacific.
Less restrictions, but still limits also in Europe. To regulate the transport of the PowerBank is theEASA (European Air Security Agency). Transportation on the hold, as established by ICOO (International Civil Aviation Organization), is always prohibited. Lufthansa admits models up to 100 WH on board, Air France-Klm and British Airways follow the indications of the EASA. Emirates allows transport in hand luggage, with the ban on attacking devices during the flight.
And in Italy? Second Ita airways You can bring a power bank on board, but under certain conditions. “Each bulk battery including PowerBank must be transported to its original packaging or inside a plastic bag, covering the contact points with insulating tape”this is what we read in the recommendations. The limit is fixed to 100Wh (or 2G). “In the event that Wattora is not shown on the battery, it can be calculated by multiplying the voltage (V) by the amps-hour (Ah), for example 14vx7ah = 98wh”. Finally, the chargers who exceed 160Wh are prohibited.
Other airlines flying to Italy are Ryanair And Easyjet. The first allows the transport of PowerBank to the cabin, as long as they are always together with the traveler.
The charger cannot go to the hat, nor in the hold. The same goes for the second: the PowerBank can only be kept in the cabin, models that exceed 100Wh are not allowed, and the batteries must be protected individually.