DGCA may impose restrictions on power bank use onboard flights

Aviation regulator DGCA may put in place certain restrictions on the use of power banks onboard flights after studying global practices, according to a senior official.

In the wake of the incident of a passenger's power bank catching fire onboard an IndiGo flight on October 19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been looking into the use of power banks onboard flights.

The official told PTI that some restrictions might be brought in but there are no plans to ban the use of power banks.

The global practices are being looked and after that, a decision will be taken, the official said.

On October 19, a passenger's power bank caught fire on board a Dimapur-bound IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi airport, and the fire was extinguished by the cabin crew.

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