{"id":112408,"date":"2025-02-27T02:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/eva-air-bans-the-use-of-portable-chargers-on-its-flights\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T02:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:16:13","slug":"eva-air-bans-the-use-of-portable-chargers-on-its-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=112408","title":{"rendered":"EVA Air bans the use of portable chargers on its flights"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has announced it will be prohibiting the use of portable chargers on board all of its flights starting from Saturday, March 1, 2025. The move follows increasing industry unease over the unfettered use of such devices inflight and the potential fire risks caused by devices overheating \u2013 a process known as thermal runaway.<\/p>\n

Current EVA Air <\/a>regulations only prohibit the stowage of portable chargers and lithium batteries from checked-in hold luggage, and the airline requires passengers to correctly stow these devices in their carry-on baggage. However, reflecting current concerns that have been raised following the fire onboard an Air Busan Airbus A321 in Busan in January 2025 which caught fire on the ground in a suspected (but not confirmed) thermal runaway event, portable chargers and spare lithium batteries will be prohibited from use on all fights starting on the above date. the airline has said, \u201cto improve onboard safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPassengers are advised to fully charge electronic devices before boarding and use the AC and USB charging outlets provided at their seat,\u201d the carrier added.<\/p>\n