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Flying on Emirates Flight? You Won’t Be Able to Use Power Banks Onboard From October 1
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AUG 8 – Emirates will allow only one power bank under 100 Watt-hours per passenger and ban their use onboard to reduce lithium battery fire risks, the airline said.
- Later this year, Emirates announced a full onboard power bank ban effective October 1, 2025, prohibiting use but allowing one under 100 Watt Hours.
- Amid rising safety concerns, regulators and airlines stepped up measures after a Batik Air flight filled with smoke in March and an Air Busan plane fire in January, highlighting growing risks.
- Emirates clarified that power banks must be stored in seat pockets or in bags under the seat, not in overhead stowage bin, and their use or charging via the aircraft’s power supply is prohibited.
- Emirates said the measures will significantly reduce power bank risks by prohibiting their use onboard and storing them in accessible cabin locations for swift response by trained cabin crew.
- Emirates said it will ban power banks onboard from October 1, 2025, joining airlines like Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, and AirAsia in imposing restrictions following China’s June 2025 ban, making it one of the strictest policies from a major international carrier.
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Starting in October, Emirates Airlines will ban power banks on board its flights. Passengers are still allowed to carry one power bank in their carry-on luggage, but they cannot be used on the plane. "Precautions are important because there are too many incidents right now," says fire specialist Tim Renders.
Emirates becomes the biggest airline to crack down on power banks
Emirates has the fourth-largest network in the world by seat miles.Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesEmirates is the latest airline to crack down on power banks.From October, passengers won't be able to charge them or use them to charge other devices.Several airlines have introduced restrictions since one caught fire on an Air Busan flight in January.Emirates has become the latest and largest airline to crack down on power banks.…
Emirates to ban power bank use onboard flights from Oct 1
Dubai: Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, announced on Friday, August 8, that passengers will no longer be allowed to use power banks during flights starting from October 1, 2025. While passengers may carry one power bank with them, it cannot be used in the aircraft cabin — neither to charge devices nor to be recharged using the plane’s power supply. Also ReadTelangana migrant dies of heart attack onboard Saudi-Hyderabad flight A power bank is a…
Emirates is also banning the use of power banks on board its flights. The airline announced this on Friday. Other airlines, such as KLM, have long prohibited the use and charging of power banks on board.
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