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DGCA Bans Specific Power Bank Model on Flights After Fire Incidents
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News18•14-10-2026, 22:00
DGCA Bans Specific Power Bank Model on Flights After Fire Incidents
- •Aviation regulator DGCA has banned the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank on all flights following a recent fire incident.
- •The prohibition applies to passenger baggage, cabin baggage, checked-in luggage, and cargo on flights to, from, or within India.
- •The decision comes in response to potential safety risks and previous fire incidents involving power banks on aircraft.
- •A recent incident involved an IndiGo flight to Chennai being diverted to Hyderabad after a power bank caught fire in the overhead bin.
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has prohibited the carriage and use of the “MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank” on all flights to, from, or within India.
The DGCA issued the ban following a recent fire incident involving the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank, citing potential safety risks associated with it.
On October 11, a passenger's power bank kept in the overhead bin of a Chennai-bound IndiGo flight caught fire, forcing the aircraft to divert safely to Hyderabad airport.
