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Airlines are cracking down on power banks. Here's how you can avoid adding to the growing number of lithium battery accidents on planes.

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Airlines are cracking down on power banks. Here's how you can avoid adding to the growing number of lithium battery accidents on planes

In late January, an Airbus A321 was running 20 minutes behind schedule as it prepared to taxi at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. Then, a fire broke out in an overhead bin. The ...
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Airlines are cracking down on power banks. Here's how you can avoid adding to the growing number of lithium battery accidents on planes.

Airlines have been tightening power-bank rules since a fire in South Korea in January. Incidents involving lithium batteries have also been getting more common. Flight attendants are well-trained, but ...