Electronics on Flights: Battery Packs / Power Banks

[BlueGoose]

Hi all,

I'm flying out in early September and was wondering whether anybody knows if the battery packs / power banks that you can use for iPhones are allowed on flights?

Are they prohibited because you can't 'power them up'?

Thanks in advance!

Blue

 

[chmurf]

you can have take a powerbank in your carry on

batteries (including power packs) are prohibited in checked luggage

 

[Elise79]

Battery packs are fine DH & I both carried them last month without issue

 

[flortlebap]

you can have take a powerbank in your carry on

batteries (including power packs) are prohibited in checked luggage

I never knew that! Does that apply to all items with batteries?

 

[chmurf]

I never knew that! Does that apply to all items with batteries?

depends on the airline and on the batteries

the "no battery in checked luggage" is more a rule a thumb you need to check with your airline

for example BA allows small batteries in equipment in the hold, but not spares.
http://www.britishairways.com/cms/global/pdfs/lithium_battery.pdf

VA follows the same guidelines
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/content/dam/VAA/Documents/baggage/dangerous-goods-jan-13.pdf

Other Airlines like AA will strongly advise to remove batteries from checked luggage items and take them in the carry-on

spares are banned from checked luggage.

 

[flortlebap]

depends on the airline and on the batteries

the "no battery in checked luggage" is more a rule a thumb you need to check with your airline

for example BA allows small batteries in equipment in the hold, but not spares.
http://www.britishairways.com/cms/global/pdfs/lithium_battery.pdf

VA follows the same guidelines
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/content/dam/VAA/Documents/baggage/dangerous-goods-jan-13.pdf

Other Airlines like AA will strongly advise to remove batteries from checked luggage items and take them in the carry-on

spares are banned from checked luggage.

Thanks, that's really helpful.

 

[BudgieMama]

depends on the airline and on the batteries

the "no battery in checked luggage" is more a rule a thumb you need to check with your airline

for example BA allows small batteries in equipment in the hold, but not spares.
http://www.britishairways.com/cms/global/pdfs/lithium_battery.pdf

VA follows the same guidelines
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/content/dam/VAA/Documents/baggage/dangerous-goods-jan-13.pdf

Other Airlines like AA will strongly advise to remove batteries from checked luggage items and take them in the carry-on

spares are banned from checked luggage.

Also never knew that! (I'm sure I carried all my spare AAs in my suitcase last summer... whoops!)

I'll make sure to keep them in my hand luggage. Thank you!