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Thai Airways
Power bank rules.

The published policy, its sources and the questions still worth asking.

Latest source read 25 Oct 2026Record reviewed 27 Oct 2026What these dates mean ↗
Clarification needed
  • Thai's in-seat power page still lists power banks among devices passengers can charge; the 2025 announcement bans using them on board.

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Power banks per passenger
2
Over 100 to 160 Wh
Not accepted above 100 Wh
Recorded policy effective from
15 Mar 2025
Checked baggage
Power banks stay in cabin baggage

Carry, use and store

  • Cabin baggage: protect terminals and follow crew storage instructions
  • Charging a device from it: not allowed
  • Charging it from seat power: not allowed
  • Overhead bin: not stated our reading
  • Checked bag: not allowed

Read the airline’s wording

Power bank with watt-hour rating over 100 Wh is forbidden.

Where interpretation is involved

  • overhead bin: Thai's pages read do not mention overhead bins.

Conditions to check

    From 1 January 2027

    IATA’s standard changes the over-100 Wh allowance. We have not verified this airline’s implementation for every future flight. Check the scope of the 2027 change.

    Official sources

    Archived evidence and its limits

    These dated records may be page captures or curated excerpts. A text fingerprint identifies the saved text; it does not prove that every rule interpretation is correct. This is not an independent audit.

    Ordinary power banks only. No model-level recall verification or medical-device clearance. Help correct this record.