Aviation regulator DGCA bans use of particular power bank on flights

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DGCA has prohibited carrying and using the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank due to a recent fire incident

By PTI

Updated - October 16, 2026 at 06:00 PM. | New Delhi

On October 11, a passenger’s power bank kept in the overhead bin of a Chennai-bound IndiGo plane caught fire. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Aviation watchdog DGCA has banned the use of a particular model of power bank on flights.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in a communication dated September 29, has prohibited the carriage and use of the "MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank", citing a recent fire incident involving the power bank.

Specific details about the particular incident or about the maker of the power bank could not be ascertained.

In view of the recent fire incident involving the power bank and considering the potential safety risks associated with it, DGCA said the power bank should not be "carried or transported on board the aircraft, whether as passenger baggage (including checked-in and cabin baggage) or as cargo, on any flight to, from or within India".

There have been incidents of power banks catching fire on flights.

On October 11, a passenger's power bank kept in the overhead bin of a Chennai-bound IndiGo plane caught fire, following which the aircraft was diverted to Hyderabad airport, where it landed safely, according to sources.

Published on October 15, 2026

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