Singapore Airlines Ltd. will ban the use of portable power banks on flights from next month, splitting from regional rival Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., after batteries were suspected to have led to fires or smoke in planes.

SINGAPORE: From April, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot passengers will not be allowed to use power banks to charge their devices during flights. They will also not be allowed to charge their power banks using the onboard USB ports, the airlines said in Facebook posts on Wednesday (Mar 12).

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and its subsidiary, low-cost airline Scoot, are banning the use and charging of power banks during flights beginning April 1.“The SIA G

Singapore Airlines and American cloud-based software company Salesforce have embarked on a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the airline's customer service operations.

Last year three incidents a fortnight of overheating lithium batteries on planes were recorded globally by the US Federal Aviation Administration