Japan verbietet ab April die Nutzung von Powerbanks an Bord von Flugzeugen
https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/16385005
Japan verbietet ab April die Nutzung von Powerbanks an Bord von Flugzeugen
https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/16385005
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No idea how I’d survive a 15 hour flight without one …
So are the airlines going to ensure their in seat power actually works? It’s pretty hit or miss these days l.
So, can I take a few smartphones and use reverse charging? Can they stop me? The law making process in most democratic countries could use some refining because with this and the california system wide age checking it’s starting to get so dumb you start to wonder if politicians can still be considered as thinking beings.
“For carry-on bags, those exceeding 160 watt-hours are banned, while passengers are limited to two units for those over 100 watt-hours.”
Who is carrying a 160 wH power bank??
The last time I travelled to Japan (Dec 2025) I was able to take my Anker power bank (Anker Zolo) with me on the plane, but they specified it would need to be on my person and not in my overhead luggage. Not a problem.
On my return fight however, they asked to see my power bank, and then showed me a large list of models that were banned from being taken on the plane. They then indicated they would need to confiscate the power bank to dispose of it, otherwise I could not board the plane.
edit: It appears this was likely because the previous version of the Anker Zolo (A1681) had been recalled, however the one I had purchased was safe (A1689) but was still not allowed. I assume they were just banning that specific model regardless.
I was on an Air Europa flight this week where they had signs and overhead announcements that power banks are not allowed. They even asked someone a few rows back to unplug one. First time seeing that!!
That’s ok, you can generate electricity from footsteps there anyways
These articles need to dumb it down for the average consumer. Most power banks are sold with mAh. I have no idea how that translates to wH. Airlines do the same. You want people to comply, dumb it down.
Perfectly reasonable as it doesn’t take much for a Power Bank to fail and become a fire hazard. Especially at high elevation, even with a pressurized cabin. I hope they figure out a good alternative to Lithium Ion soon.
All flights already do this in Europe / Asia
Roughly equivalent to a 43,000 mAh capacity, for those who are more familiar with that metric.
It’s understandable but airlines, including the budget ones need to implement USB ports for every seat to make this viable
welp thats gonna suck for when i go to japan. luckily my phone has all day battery but rip my ipad
I’ve had this argument before, but if airlines do this, they need to provide working charging ports. I’ve flown across the Atlantic many times and across Europe too, never had a port. Many different airlines including KLM. I solotravel so I have a powerful powerbank I often use.
But when I post these comments, others are giving me, or more in general, the people that are flying, fault. „Read a book“, „sleep“, these are not valid solutions for the problem that actually exist. So until airlines give us ports, that are also actually functioning, I find these measures and comments laughable.