Jeju Air announced on the 6th that it will add a consent procedure for passengers regarding the enhanced lithium battery regulations during the check-in process at mobile phones and kiosks.
Passengers using Jeju Air must confirm and consent to the new rule starting today, which requires them to carry lithium batteries such as power banks visibly, while prohibiting the storage of such items in the cabin overhead compartments.
According to Jeju Air's lithium battery regulations, passengers may carry up to five power banks with batteries of 100Wh or below 2g. Lithium-ion batteries that are installed in devices like laptops and cameras can be carried up to fifteen per person.
Devices and power banks equipped with batteries exceeding 100Wh but not exceeding 160Wh, or exceeding 2g but not exceeding 8g, may be carried up to two per person. Batteries exceeding 160Wh or 8g are prohibited.
Jeju Air is also conducting announcements in four languages—Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese—about the enhanced regulations at the boarding gate, and has added the strengthened regulations on its website, mobile boarding passes, and printed domestic flight boarding passes.
In the cabin, flight attendants conduct announcements twice advising passengers to immediately report any instances of overheating with lithium batteries such as power banks.
Jeju Air announced the strengthening of its lithium battery regulations, becoming the second in the country after AIR BUSAN. AIR BUSAN recently announced the reinforcement following a fire at Gimhae International Airport that caused significant damage to the upper fuselage of a passenger aircraft.
AIR BUSAN stated that starting on the 7th, it will check for batteries in passengers' carry-on luggage at the boarding gate, affix separate markings, and only allow marked luggage to be stored in the overhead compartments, as announced on the 4th.