We do not count business of fumes released by a defective battery In the cabin of an airplane, even fire. Last January, for example, A devastated fire An Airbus A321-200 of the Korean company Air Busan at Busan airport in South Korea. The claim was activated overheating an external lithium battery used to recharge a computer, tablet or other electronic device, causing the evacuation of the 176 passengers.
If external batteries are authorized in the cabin, they should not exceed a certain power. The maximum capacity should not exceed 100 ° or 27,000 mAh per drums. In addition, most airlines limit the number of external batteries that can be transported to two.
Use in the prohibited cabin
But given the risk of fire, the Emirates company still squeezes the screw. As of October 1, they will simply be forbidden to address this type of device or respect very strict conditions.
Specifically, if passengers can transport an external battery (alone), it cannot be used during the flight, or recharge through the available electric plugs, and must be stored in the seat pocket or under the siege in front of the passenger. It will also be strictly prohibited from storing it in the luggage or maintaining the trunk (a prohibition that refers to all airlines on the planet). It is about allowing the cabin staff to quickly intervene in an emergency, if one of these batteries began to creak or overheat.
In South Korea, after the Airbus of Air Busan fire, the government announced that passengers who embark on flights in the country would require that they transport portable batteries and loaders instead of storing them in higher compartments.
Source: BFM TV
