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[–] hraegsvelmir@ani.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What flights are you on that you need a powerbank?

As @SpeedRunner@europe.pub said in another post, it's not necessarily just about the time on the flight, but when you might need them after. Later this year, for example, I'm planning on heading to Europe and will attend a music festival while I'm there. I'll be out all day, and would like to be able to use my phone to stay in touch with my travelling buddies, take pictures, maybe get a cab back to the hotel, or whatever else. It would be pretty nice to have a powerbank to keep my phone charged then, as well as for other days where I'm planning on being out sightseeing all day. If you're already forbidden from storing them in your checked bag, and now you'll be banned from bringing them in your carry-on, what exactly are you meant to do, then? Buy a new powerbank every time you travel? Just for my trip and travel group, we'd need to purchase and discard 4 of them on this trip, as we'll be staying a few days in one country for sightseeing before hopping on a plane to the opposite corner of Europe for the remainder of the vacation. That's a lot of added e-waste and expense.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 18 hours ago

If you need them after: you can take two powerbanks on you, just not use them in the air.