{"id":19521,"date":"2025-07-23T08:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/could-my-power-bank-start-a-fire-on-board-a-plane-here-are-the-rules-and-the-risks\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:37:19","slug":"could-my-power-bank-start-a-fire-on-board-a-plane-here-are-the-rules-and-the-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/could-my-power-bank-start-a-fire-on-board-a-plane-here-are-the-rules-and-the-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Could my power bank start a fire on board a plane? Here are the rules and the risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rules around lithium-ion batteries in spotlight after a portable charger caught fire on an Australian flight \u2013 but experts say risk is no higher in mid-air<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2025\/jul\/23\/australian-politics-live-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-question-time-student-debt-net-zero-labor-coalition-parliament-ntwnfb\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Virgin Australia says it is considering changes to its rules around lithium batteries after a fire on a flight from Sydney was thought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/jul\/22\/fire-in-overhead-locker-on-virgin-australia-flight-believed-to-be-caused-by-lithium-battery-in-power-bank\">to have been caused by a power bank<\/a> in a passenger\u2019s carry-on luggage.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) has said the average passenger travels with at least four rechargeable lithium battery devices, which can be contained in smartphones, laptops and portable power banks.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/jul\/23\/power-bank-fire-plane-risk-lithium-ion-battery-charger-explainer\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/773a5db85945ade59a67c2fe1d07514827e95778\/479_0_4560_3648\/master\/4560.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b5f6aaae4822e1f20db1b3f19686a757\" title=\"Could my power bank start a fire on board a plane? Here are the rules and the risks\" \/>Rules around lithium-ion batteries in spotlight after a portable charger caught fire on an Australian flight \u2013 but experts say risk is no higher in mid-air<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Virgin Australia says it is considering changes to its rules around lithium batteries after a fire on a flight from Sydney was thought to have been caused by a power bank in a passenger\u2019s carry-on luggage.<br \/>\nAustralia\u2019s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) has said the average passenger travels with at least four rechargeable lithium battery devices, which can be contained in smartphones, laptops and portable power banks. 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