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TSA Just Banned This Popular Travel Item From Checked Luggage
Here's what you can and can't pack in your carry-on and checked luggage, according to the TSA's official list.
GettyThe TSA banned a modern-day trip essential from checked luggage in a recent travel advisory—the latest of several new changes rolling out at airports across the US. Portable chargers and power banks that use lithium batteries (which is most of them) are now officially a no-go in travelers' checked luggages, according to updated guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).Why? The lithium-ion batteries inside most portable chargers have proven to pose a fire risk in the cargo hold—and mid-air combustion is quite frankly the last thing any airline’s schedule needs right about now. The new rule makes it so that lithium ion and lithium metal batteries, including power banks and cell phone battery charging cases, are now permitted in carry-on luggage only.The recent change calls to a bigger issue: Many travelers still don’t know what’s allowed (or banned) in their carry-on suitcases and checked luggage. Between security changes in the US and shifting international regulations—like the back-and-forth on the 100ml liquid limit in the UK and EU—keeping up with packing do’s and don’ts is practically its own pre-travel checklist.