Overview

• Singapore Airlines and Scoot will ban passengers from using or charging power banks during flights starting in April 2025.
• Thai Airways will enforce a similar ban beginning March 15, 2025, citing passenger and crew safety as the primary concern.
• Passengers on these airlines can still carry power banks up to 100Wh without approval, while those between 100Wh and 160Wh require prior authorization; power banks over 160Wh are not permitted.
• Cathay Pacific has opted not to follow this trend, allowing power banks to charge devices but prohibiting their recharging via onboard USB ports.
• The new restrictions align with International Air Transport Association (IATA) guidelines and follow past incidents of power bank overheating, including a fire on a Scoot flight in 2023.