Overview
- Officials say the DGCA has taken up the issue and is reviewing inputs that could lead to restrictions on carrying or using power banks in flight.
- Current Indian rules still allow power banks up to 100 watt-hours, roughly 27,000 mAh, only in cabin baggage and not in checked bags.
- A passenger’s power bank caught fire as an IndiGo aircraft taxied at Delhi, and a separate Air China flight recently diverted to Shanghai after a lithium-battery fire.
- Several international airlines have already tightened rules, with Emirates from Oct. 1 allowing one power bank under 100 Wh but prohibiting in‑flight use or charging.
- Singapore Airlines bars charging power banks via onboard USB ports, and some carriers require power banks to be kept in seat pockets or under-seat bags rather than overhead bins.