Major airlines charged with assault on batteries
Update: 2025-11-26
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After months in the works, it's official – from December, you'll be banned from using or charging your portable power bank on flights with any major airline in Australia.
Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin, which already require power banks to be carried in cabin baggage and kept within easy reach, will now prohibit passengers from using them entirely – instead, you'll need to use in-seat power if available, or simply go without.
On this week's podcast, as the start dates loom, Jake and David revisit the airlines' power bank ban and examine the safety issues that have driven it.
Plus, does Western Sydney Airport need more support to get its lofty ambitions off the ground?
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