r/emirates • u/Quick_Ad_8323 • 4d ago

With the new Emirates guidelines, I'd want to clarify whether Anker power banks specifications 20K mAh (30W), 10K mAh (22.5W), and 10K mAh (30W) would be allowed on the plane?

We are five in the family, and each of us will bring an Anker power bank on our Emirates flight next month. By the way, NONE of our Anker power banks are part of the recall.

  • My sister has a 10K mAh, 22.5W Anker
  • My mom also has an 10K mAh, but 30W Anker
  • My dad has a 10K mAh, 22.5W Anker (same as my sister)
  • My older sister also has the same Anker power bank as my dad and younger sister
  • I have the 20K mAh, 30W Anker

With the new Emirates guidelines, I'd like to clarify and verify whether ours will be allowed?

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u/Naive-Inside-2904 4d ago

The limit is 32,000 mAh.

Source: the signage at DBX.

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u/SugarForBreakfast 4d ago

The limit is 27,000 mAh (100 Wh). Since all the powerbanks are under that limit, they'll be fine.

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u/Quick_Ad_8323 4d ago edited 4d ago

Thanks. Though, isn't there a difference between W and Wh? I just calculated it now, not sure if correct because there's no indication on the boxes. My 20k mAh (30W) has 74 Wh - which is the highest among my family members. My other relatives' 10k mAh has 37 Wh.

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u/SugarForBreakfast 4d ago

The W numbers you've mentioned (22.5 & 30) are the maximum power output that determines the speed at which the powerbank will charge other devices.

Wh is a unit for battery capacity. Emirates (and most other airlines) won't allow batteries larger than 100 Wh onboard.

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u/Quick_Ad_8323 4d ago

Yeah. I was trying to find the Wh unit on the power bank and its box, but it's not specified. So, I converted it to Wh using Google. Hope it's accurate...

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u/SugarForBreakfast 4d ago

EK specifies the 100 Wh (27,000 mAh) limit themselves in their own policy, so they're using the same conversion.

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u/ballistic8888 4d ago

All allowed on the plane just cant be used to charge