TSA Announces Warning After New Banned Item

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TSA Announces Warning After New Banned Item

It can be difficult for passengers to keep track of what is and is not allowed in a checked bag and a carry-on bag when flying commercially. Now, after a recent announcement, passengers have another important item to pay attention to.

The TSA and the FAA recently announced a ban on lithium and lithium-ion batteries in checked luggage.

According to the

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, the ban was officially implemented on March 1, 2025, after a power bank caused a fire on an international flight in South Korea.

The FAA and the TSA recently warned passengers that “all lithium-ion batteries are capable of overheating” and undergoing a process called thermal runaway.

“Thermal runaway can occur without warning as a result of various factors, including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged, or improperly packed. Thermal runaway can also occur on its own due to manufacturing defects,” the

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banning lithium batteries in checked luggage.

The ban covers spare lithium metal and spare rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for personal electronics such as cameras, cell phones, laptop computers, tablets, watches, calculators, etc. This also includes external battery chargers that contain a lithium-ion battery.

Passengers may still bring such items on the plane, but they must be in carry-on luggage – not in a checked bag.

“Spare (uninstalled) lithium ion and lithium metal batteries, including power banks and cell phone battery charging cases, must be carried in carry-on baggage only. When a carry-on bag is checked at the gate or at planeside, all spare lithium batteries and power banks must be removed from the bag and kept with the passenger in the aircraft cabin. The battery terminals must be protected from short circuit,” the FAA wrote.

As for why passengers may bring lithium batteries in a carry-on bag but not in a checked bag, the answer is simple: flight attendants are trained to recognize and respond to lithium battery fires in the cabin. However, if such a fire occurs in the cargo hold of the aircraft, flight attendants will be unable to put out the fire.

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