At the end of January, there was an incident during an Air Busan flight where a fire broke out, reportedly caused by an exploding power bank. Recently, the South Korean government has tightened the use and storage of such charging accessories on flights involving the country's airline.
Starting March 1, 2025, passengers on all airlines originating in South Korea will no longer be allowed to use power bank accessories on their flights. This is for the purpose of charging devices and also charging the power bank.
In fact, with the new law, passengers are now required to store their power banks either in a small pouch or a transparent plastic bag, where the USB plugs must also be covered with tape.
The minimum capacity for power banks affected by the new law has not been announced, so it is likely that the capacity of the accessory will not be counted, and all
Regarding the storage of passenger power banks, the new law also states that they cannot be stored in the cabin storage above the user's seat, and must always be held by the user, or placed in the front pocket of the seat.
To raise awareness of the new campaign, plastic bags will be provided at flight check-in counters, and passengers will be told to use them to store their power banks before they board the plane.