Are Power banks allowed on planes?

Sho · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:27

Flying out on Monday night with Qatar airways to Doha then to Dhaka.

Would like to know if i can carry power banks with me. If so what is the legal limit and can i carry 2 with me?

Got a Spigen 20100mah and a Anker 10400mah that i would like to take with me.

Thanks

DB_SamX · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Have you checked tge airline's policy?

Minstadave · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Anything under 100Wh (27,000 mAh for LiON) is OK iirc.

neil_g · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:32

https://www.qatarairways.com/en/baggage/restricted.html#

See permitted with conditions section

Sho · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:37

neil_g said:
https://www.qatarairways.com/en/baggage/restricted.html#

See permitted with conditions section

Thanks for that. Looks like il be ok.

Trifid · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:47

Can confirm, I've taken mine on many times (27,000mah) including this afternoon and never had it questioned.

Begbie · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:50

Take mine on every flight (fly every other month, sometimes more) and it's never been an issue.

It is an issue on some Asian airways though IIRC. But again I never had any issues there either.

Sho · 26 Jan 2019 at 19:54

Thanks for the input. I'll be taking them both with me

muon · 27 Jan 2019 at 01:14

I think the main issue with batteries is leaving it in the hold. With you is okay.

Lankoss · 27 Jan 2019 at 11:37

I travel a lot for my job and I've taken my powerbank (which is massive btw) onto the plane tonnes of times and never had it questioned. I have a rucksack with a gaming PC and tablet etc and keep it in there with that which I take on the plane with me as carry on. I take it out at security and place it in a tray with my tablet and Laptop.

chrismscotland · 27 Jan 2019 at 12:18

Had a few issues at Security but never on the plane - started taking it out with my Lapto/Tablet into the tray and had no problems.
I was on a Flybe flight a few weeks ago where they said you couldn't use it on the plane but were fine carrying it!

vodkacokebloke · 27 Jan 2019 at 20:21

i've always taken one, never raised an eyebrow

Squid Vicious · 27 Jan 2019 at 22:32

Likewise checked (with another airline) and was told fine as long it's in carry on.

UTmaniac · 28 Jan 2019 at 10:12

Safer to take snakes.

-westy- · 28 Jan 2019 at 10:19

Fine in your carry on, not in the hold.