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Jeju Air will strengthen regulations on auxiliary batteries that are brought into the aircraft and ban the use of auxiliary batteries in the aircraft from January 22.
Jeju Air has decided to limit the charging of electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet PCs by using auxiliary batteries on board for all domestic/international passengers.
Currently, charging of auxiliary batteries on board is prohibited under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's "Guidelines for the Management of Auxiliary Batteries and Electronic Tobacco into the Air, but Jeju Air plans to lower the risk of fire caused by lithium-ion batteries by banning the use of auxiliary batteries on board from January 22nd.
In order to reduce inconvenience to users, Jeju Air will announce the prohibition of using the entire auxiliary battery on the notice on its website, and will also provide preliminary guidance during notification talk and kiosk procedures. The airport check-in counter will also provide guidance on banning the use of auxiliary batteries.
An official from Jeju Air who spoke with this newspaper on the phone said, "As a result of a series of fires caused by auxiliary batteries at home and abroad, we have banned the use of auxiliary batteries on board as a measure to reduce the risk of fire in the cabin."
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