David Cooper

You won't be allowed to put it into the overhead bin.

You won't be allowed to include it in your checked baggage as well.

And they already require you to keep your chargers out in the open if you're using them.

So you can't stuff it in a bag or in a pocket somewhere.

It has to be visible.

And that allows flight attendants to react quickly if something bad does happen.

The International Civil Aviation Organization, they recommended last month that passengers should be limited to two chargers per passenger.

So we're already starting to see the industry move in that direction.

And a lot of this is prompted by, it was a near miss last year, Air Busan in South Korea.

There was a fire on board the aircraft.

It was while it was rolling on the ground, it was heading for the runway to take off.

and a charger that a passenger had on board ignited and it caused a fire.

Everyone was thankfully evacuated, no injuries, but the aircraft was a total write-off.

The fire burned through the top of the aircraft.

They are like, if you've ever seen video, just look for lithium ion fire, lithium ion plane fire, just search for it on Google or on YouTube.

And

They burn like Roman candles.

They are incredibly intense.

The fires are rather difficult to put out because they are so hot.

And of course, the problem with chargers and external batteries is you can buy them on Amazon, and some of them are good and some of them aren't, and some of them are substandard.