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Warning over power bank fire risk on flights as summer holidays begin
Key takeaways
- The fire risk posed by lithium batteries is now the number one safety risk to aircraft, according to the aviation regulator, as the number of devices found in hold bags has nearly doubled in a year.
- The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the average person now takes four different lithium powered devices on a flight.
- Ahead of the school summer holidays, which begin in Scotland first this week, people are being reminded to take devices in the cabin with them.
The fire risk posed by lithium batteries is now the number one safety risk to aircraft, according to the aviation regulator, as the number of devices found in hold bags has nearly doubled in a year.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the average person now takes four different lithium powered devices on a flight.
Ahead of the school summer holidays, which begin in Scotland first this week, people are being reminded to take devices in the cabin with them.
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