Explainer | No-fly zone: what brought about China’s largest power bank scandal



Portable lithium-ion batteries without the China Compulsory Certification (3C) safety mark – a mandatory quality assurance standard for many products sold on the mainland – were barred from domestic flights, according to the CAAC.
Under regulations that aviation authorities in Hong Kong and across Asia started implementing from April 7, airline passengers were barred from recharging power banks and using them to charge electronic devices during flights. Stowing power banks in the overhead cabin bins was also prohibited.

Here is what we know so far about how this power bank scandal escalated.

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