The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has introduced new lithium battery-powered power bank specifications, which are now effective.
Such devices will now be limited to two per passenger, and passengers will be prohibited from recharging them during flights. ICAO says that the new specifications address emerging risks.
The ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel actively monitors emerging risks posed by dangerous goods and provides expert advice to ICAO’s standard-setting bodies. The independent technical experts of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission reviewed and endorsed the panel’s recommendations to amend the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air with some revisions, which have now been approved by the 36 states that form the ICAO Council.
Travelers should ensure they arrive at airport checkpoints with no more than two lithium battery-powered power banks as exceeding the allowance will cause delays and potentially result in the seizure of the items.
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