FAA Declares Your Power Bank A Flying Molotov Cocktail
The FAA dropped a spicy new safety memo urging airlines to keep lithium-battery devices painfully visible, because apparently your power bank might spontaneously combust mid-air like a toddler with a sparkler. Since January, 50 lithium battery incidents triggered smoke, fire, or heat hotter than an exās mixtape. Southwest banned charging these incendiary gizmos in bags after a charger smoked and forced an emergency diversionānot exactly the in-flight entertainment anyone booked. Meanwhile, Emirates goes full party pooper with rules starting October 1: no charging, seat pockets only. These crackdowns follow an Air Busan fire in South Korea that left 27 injured and a plane BBQād. On top of that, the FAA is throwing $300,000 fines at companies sneaking undisclosed lithium batteries in shipments because why not add some corporate terror to the mix?
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Congrats, your power bank is now a flight risk hotter than your midflight bathroom breath. FAAās basically saying keep your little firecracker on display so flight attendants can extinguish or Instagram the chaos in real time.
Nothing screams 'vacation' like your carry-on turning into a hot tub on takeoff. Lithium batteries: the only thing more volatile than a reality TV reunion special.
Airlines want your power bank visible because apparently your chargerās new hobby is trying to roast everyone at 30,000 feet. Southwest already had one emergency detour from a smoky chargerāplot twist: it wasn't the phone calls causing delays.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/10/2025 | Author: Pete Syme
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