A MAJOR airline has issued a luggage warning about items nearly everyone take on holiday with them.
Jet2 has warned travellers heading on holiday to carry two electronic items in their hand luggage, not their hold luggage.
Power banks and e-cigarettes need to be carried in hand luggage and should be kept under the seat instead of overhead lockers.
Items containing a lithium battery, which includes power banks and e-cigarettes, must be switched off, packed safely and carried in hand luggage.
Any electrical items or lithium batteries that are damaged are not allowed on board.
And if you plan on travelling with a hoverboard or balance wheel that has a lithium battery, it cannot go in hand luggage or hold luggage.
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David Hills, Chief Customer Officer at Jet2, said: “Lots of customers travel with everyday items such as power banks and e-cigarettes, so this is a simple but important reminder to check where they are packed before setting off for the airport.
“These items are common, but they do need to be carried correctly, and doing so helps us keep everyone safe while they travel to enjoy their well-deserved holidays.”
The reminder follows a number of lithium battery incidents on a number of flights over the past couple of years.
Back in May, an easyJet flight travelling from Egypt to the UK was forced to divert to Rome after a passenger revealed they had left a phone connected and charging via a power bank in their checked luggage.
In July last year, a power bank caught fire on a Bangkok Airways flight from Samui to Hong Kong.
The CAA’s power bank rules are as follows:
- Power banks must be carried in carry‑on baggage
- Power banks must be individually protected when not in use
- Power banks must not be recharged on board the aircraft
- Power banks should not be used to charge other portable electronic devices on board the aircraft
- Maximum of two power banks per person