AirAsia conducts a fire drill in one of its planes, simulating an incident where a power bank has exploded. The airline says passengers are allowed to hand carry only 2 units power banks with a capacity of 100Wh each. Jekki Pascual ABS-CBN News

AirAsia fire drill

Jekki Pascual

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<p>MANILA - Airlines in the Philippines remind passengers that not all power banks are allowed inside the aircraft.</p><p>The advisory comes as many passengers are expected to travel this Holy Week break.</p><p>Airlines said passengers can bring and use their power banks inside the aircraft, but old and worn-out power banks are not allowed.</p><p>Power banks with a capacity of 100Wh or less are allowed on board. <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">This is equivalent to 20,000mAh to 27,000 mAh depending on the output voltage, according to Cebu Pacific.</span></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/21/over-1m-passengers-seen-flocking-to-naia-during-holy-week-break-miaa-1108">Over 1M passengers seen flocking to NAIA during Holy Week break: MIAA</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>EMERGENCY DRILL </strong></div><p>AirAsia Philippines conducted a related fire drill inside one of its parked aircraft on Monday.</p><p>The scenario— smoke comes out of a bag stored in the overhead bin— supposedly because of an explosion of a power bank. In the drill, the cabin crew alerted the passengers nearby. Wearing protective breathing equipment, the crew extinguished the ‘fire’.</p><p>The airline said it wanted to highlight the need for training and preparedness on the part of the crew and passengers through the drill. </p><p>The drill was conducted after a power bank exploded in a plane in mid-flight.</p><p>“Worn out na o posibleng lumolobo na ang powerbank? Pwede itong i-report at pwede mag-cause ng offloading ng power bank,” said Steve Dailisan, Spokesperson of Air Asia Philippines.</p><p>(Worn-out and bulging power banks can be reported and may cause the power bank to be offloaded.)</p><p>Power banks are allowed in flights, provided they are 100Wh maximum. It should also not be checked in but placed in the hand-carry bag. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>HOW TO CALCULATE CAPACITY<br/></strong></div><p>Benj Viray, senior cabin crew of Air Asia and the airline’s Dangerous Goods Instructor, said to compute 100Wh, one should multiply the milliampere-hour (mAh) by the voltage, then divide by 1,000. </p><p>“Pag talagang walang label, hindi po yan payagang itransport,” Viray said.</p><p>(If there is no label, that cannot be allowed on board.)</p><p>Cebu Pacific said on its website that passengers may carry 2 power banks not exceeding 100Wh each.</p><p>Philippine Airlines also said it imposes <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">a limit of 100Wh per battery or power bank, and that </span>these should be insulated and put in a container.</p><p>Aside from big power banks, airport authorities also remind passengers not to bring prohibited items inside the aircraft.</p><div><a href="https://news2.abs-cbn.com/ancx/travel/destination/01/15/24/these-ph-spots-are-becoming-popular-among-travelers">These PH destinations are becoming popular among domestic and international travelers</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/15/24/palawan-among-tripadvisors-trending-spots-for-2024">Palawan is among TripAdvisor&#x27;s trending destinations for 2024</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4IS-B-PNYpU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Airlines in the Philippines remind passengers that not all power banks are allowed inside the aircraft.</p>

Airlines in the Philippines remind passengers that not all power banks are allowed inside the aircraft.

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Are power banks allowed on flights? Here's what you need to know

Are power banks allowed on flights? Here's what you need to know

Jekki Pascual,

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Published Mar 25, 2024 06:22 PM PHT

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