Starting today, October 1, passengers on Emirates flights will not be allowed to carry certain power banks, as well as charge their devices like mobile phones and laptops using the same.
“Using any kind of power bank is prohibited onboard Emirates’ flights, effective from 1 October 2025,” Emirates said in a statement in August.
Why has Emirates banned power banks?
“There has been a significant growth in customers using power banks in recent years, resulting in an increasing number of lithium battery-related incidents onboard flights across the wider aviation industry,” it said.
The airline explained that use of power banks can lead to a self-accelerating condition called thermal runaway where “heat generation within a battery cell exceeds its ability to dissipate heat, leading to a rapid and uncontrollable temperature increase.”
