Phone Chargers in hand luggage

[Ms Sleepy]

Does any one know if you have to carry your chargers in your hand luggage for Kindles, Nintendo DS, Ipods, mobile phones. I know you have to show they work at security, but will you need to plug them in?

[June8th]

Worth carrying just in case the phone etc loses all power before security. My iPad has done this a couple of times. The charger would then be very useful!

[ChrisS]

Hi Sally - I've never yet been asked to remove/show/turn on our Nook, computers or i-player, I charge them afore we go and put the chargers in our hold luggage. I've never carried a charger in our hand luggage.

[caspdex]

But if your hold luggage is delayed, or worse, you may be glad to have your chargers in your hand baggage.

[borntoshop]

when we flew at Christmas I had to switch my kindle on to show it worked.

[sky13]

In recent years I haven't had to show that my devices turn on at security, though I always keep them charged just in case!

But I do carry chargers for most things in my hand luggage (mainly for iPhone/iPad, Kindle, laptop), just in case I end up being separated from my check in bags. This is following a friend's experience where her check in bags were lost and she therefore couldn't use any of her electronic devices for days until she was reunited with her check in bags...

[walt4it]

I had a bag that went missing for 12 days always carry your chargers in your hand luggage, lesson learned and it is difficult to get the exact charger for camera/ camcorder.
It is all in hand luggage now and never a question asked - I dread to think what I would say

[slave1]

I bring ALL our electronics in hand luggage, cameras, phones, tablets, kindles and all charging cables, never asked to take them out across multiple trips

[NewtoOrlando]

Our chargers always go in our hand luggage, in case of delays and gadgets loosing their charge before a flight, have neve been asked to get any of them out to show they are charged but i'd rather have the charger there just in case of a flat battery & we get asked. They are only small & don't take up any room.

[Thorpy]

I also put chargers in hand luggage in case the checked bag goes for a wander.

I too have never been asked to power stuff up, but wonder who on earth takes an entertainment device on a plane, where boredom is the enemy and doesn't take it full of charge. We make a big song and dance over the last minute charging so we can use the things, not so we can show the airport staff they actually work.