top | item 35945364 (no title) default_png | 2 years ago Wait what, Since when has that been the rule ?A laptop is a power bank to anything you plug into it by USB... discuss order hn newest ginja|2 years ago I think it's due to many power banks being so shitty that the chance of them catching fire in normal operation is not insignificant.From the EASA guidelines on lithium batteries (https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/Backgroun...):> Also, spare batteries, including power banks, should not be recharged while on board the aircraft. Additionally, power banks should not be connected or providing power to a device while on board the aircraft.
ginja|2 years ago I think it's due to many power banks being so shitty that the chance of them catching fire in normal operation is not insignificant.From the EASA guidelines on lithium batteries (https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/Backgroun...):> Also, spare batteries, including power banks, should not be recharged while on board the aircraft. Additionally, power banks should not be connected or providing power to a device while on board the aircraft.
ginja|2 years ago
From the EASA guidelines on lithium batteries (https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/Backgroun...):
> Also, spare batteries, including power banks, should not be recharged while on board the aircraft. Additionally, power banks should not be connected or providing power to a device while on board the aircraft.