In a notice to cabin crew last Thursday, a copy of which was seen by the Post, the carrier said that “operating crew are prohibited from carrying power banks with them on duty”, effective on Monday.
The carrier added that the move was “to enhance safety” and applied to both flight crew and cabin crew.
“We don’t understand why there is a double standard on us when passengers are allowed to bring their power banks on board but the aircrew are forbidden from doing so,” Brenda Cheng, vice-chairwoman of the carrier’s Flight Attendants Union, said on Monday.
“We are now in discussion with the company and hope that it can clarify this policy.”
The airline’s notice to crew also announced the implementation of the Civil Aviation Department’s new rule, which also came into effect on Monday, that passengers could not use power banks, or recharge them, or store them in overhead compartments during flights.
