04/08/2026
Are you jetting off on holiday this summer? ✈️ Here’s a statistic we hope makes you rethink how you pack your lithium-powered devices…
Across summer, around 30 million passengers are expected to depart from the UK, each carrying an average of four lithium-powered devices. That’s around 120 million lithium batteries travelling through UK airports this summer. 📈
These batteries are found in everyday items, including power banks, v**es, wireless headphones, laptops and mobile phones, and can pose serious fire risks if they’re damaged or packed incorrectly.
Just last week, a Swiss International Air Lines flight was forced to divert after a passenger’s wireless headphones became trapped between seats, causing them to overheat and fill the cabin with smoke.
With the current peak in travel, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is reminding passengers that:
🔋Power banks, spare lithium batteries and v**es should always be carried in your hand luggage.
⚠️ If a device becomes hot, damaged or starts smoking during a flight, alert the cabin crew immediately.
Taking this advice on board (literally) may be the difference between a safe flight and an emergency landing.
(UK Civil Aviation Authority).
