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British Airways power-bank flight policy.

Carrier-specific policy evidence for CertiWatt verdicts. This page exposes the policy URL, active rule IDs, citation freshness, and update fields used before a model-route verdict is returned.

Carrier country: UK
Policy confidence: Official source
Tracked rules: 2
Latest evidence: May 31, 2026

Short answer

British Airways publishes power-bank-specific limits: up to 2 power banks per person, power banks must show capacity, must not exceed 100 Wh, and must stay accessible in the cabin.

Policy source

Official URL: britishairways.com
April 2026 policy signal: Recorded
Last checked: May 31, 2026
Effective from: Not recorded
Ruleset: 2026-05-15

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Policy source monitor

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Verified

Source ID: airline-ba
Cadence: daily
Last ingest: May 30, 2026
Content status: verified
Policy URL: britishairways.com
Baseline: 3181c83a4e
Current fingerprint: 3181c83a4e

Declared key rules

ba.policy.2026.power-bank-100wh-cap
ba.policy.2026.no-seat-power-charging

Policy summary

Traveler-facing policy fields

British Airways publishes power-bank-specific limits: up to 2 power banks per person, power banks must show capacity, must not exceed 100 Wh, and must stay accessible in the cabin.

Source quality

Official source

Policy fields are backed by a direct airline source or airline-specific citation.

Citations: 1
Latest pull: May 31, 2026
Last checked: May 31, 2026
Effective from: Not recorded

Carry-on: Allowed when within BA's published power-bank conditions.
Checked baggage: Not permitted for spare batteries and power banks.
Watt-hour limit: Power banks must not exceed 100 Wh.
Approval required: BA's 100-160 Wh operator-approval process is not for power banks in this record.
Quantity limit: Maximum 2 power banks per person; maximum 4 spare batteries total including power banks.
Inflight use: Seat power is for PEDs, not power banks; store power banks in the seat pocket or under-seat bag.
Recall handling: Products subject to a lithium-battery safety recall must not be carried unless repaired/replaced under manufacturer instructions.
Spare power banks: Carry-on only; remove power banks if cabin baggage is checked or gate-checked.

Policy rules in the current engine

ba.policy.2026.no-seat-power-chargingprecedence 52
no_inflight_charging_via_seat_usb
usage_restrictionBAeffective May 31, 2026
ba.policy.2026.power-bank-100wh-capprecedence 68
British Airways power banks must not exceed 100 Wh.
capacity_thresholdBAeffective May 31, 2026

Citations and source quality

Official policy page: britishairways.com
Source count: 1
Source mix: 1 airline
Confidence: Official source
Latest pulled_at: May 31, 2026
Policy last checked: May 31, 2026

[01]British Airwaysairline
britishairways.com
pulled_at May 31, 2026

Policy change log

Change history

1 recorded

May 31, 2026britishairways.com
Repointed British Airways to the official restricted-items source and normalized power-bank-specific limits.
Current
2 power banks maximum; 100 Wh maximum; accessible cabin storage; no seat-power charging.

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