Clarification needed
- The power bank section allows up to 160 Wh without mentioning approval; the spare battery table on the same page says 100–160 Wh needs airline approval and must be declared at check-in.
- Power banks per passenger
- 2
- Over 100 to 160 Wh
- Official pages disagree
- Recorded policy effective from
- 15 Dec 2025
- Checked baggage
- Power banks stay in cabin baggage
Carry, use and store
- Cabin baggage: protect terminals and follow crew storage instructions
- Charging a device from it: not allowed
- Charging it from seat power: not allowed
- Overhead bin: advised against our reading
- Checked bag: not allowed
Read the airline’s wording
You can carry up to two power banks per person, each not exceeding 160Wh.
Where interpretation is involved
- overhead bin: Qantas asks you to keep power banks within reach, in the seat pocket or under the seat; it does not say overhead bins are banned.
Conditions to check
- Power banks cannot be used or charged during the flight, including via in-seat USB ports.
- Keep them within reach during the flight, in your seat pocket or under the seat in front of you.
From 1 January 2027
IATA’s standard changes the over-100 Wh allowance. We have not verified this airline’s implementation for every future flight. Check the scope of the 2027 change.
Read your label and calculate Wh · Check how to pack it
Official sources
- qantas.com ↗ · checked 25 Oct 2026
Archived evidence and its limits
These dated records may be page captures or curated excerpts. A text fingerprint identifies the saved text; it does not prove that every rule interpretation is correct. This is not an independent audit.
- qantas.com ↗ · saved 2026-10-25 ·
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Ordinary power banks only. No model-level recall verification or medical-device clearance. Help correct this record.