Petaling jaya: Power Bank is not allowed to be checked
The Civil Aviation Department said that in order to avoid the fire risk of the freight department, on commercial aircraft (DCA).
Solve the confusion of whether to check --in or hand-
There was a \"known fire incident --
Due to this battery, in the baggage area \".
\"So, we have to take precautions to avoid such incidents,\" the DCA spokesperson said in an email response to Star . \".
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
From a risk perspective, the power bank is treated as a power supply, therefore, there is nothing different from the spare lithium battery, the spare lithium battery must be carried with youon baggage.
David Brennan, assistant director of cargo safety and standards at the International Air Transport Association, said the risk of checking spare lithium batteries is greater than the risk of batteries being installed on devices such as tablets or laptops.
He noted that the crew had specific procedures in dealing with fires involving lithium batteries.
Brennan said that while Halon fire extinguishing systems were installed in the aircraft hold, it was much better to have the crew solve the problem than a potential fire in the hold.
Ground handlers told several readers of Malaysia Airlines who recently flew to Bangkok that their power bank needed to check in.
MAS says its safety policy for the power bank is being implementedOnly on luggage.
\"Our ground staff usually ask passengers if they are checking in for items such as the power bank and inform them to put them in their cabin luggage.
\"There may be misconceptions there,\" a spokesman said . \".
Similarly, Berhad, a holding company for AirAsia and Malaysia Airports, confirmed that the electricity bank was listed under the cabin baggage item and not used for inspectionin baggage.