A faulty power bank was the likely cause of the blaze that engulfed the plane at South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, according to interim investigation results released on Friday by the country's transport ministry..
A faulty power bank was the likely cause of the blaze that engulfed the plane at South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, according to interim investigation results released on Friday by the country's transport ministry..
A portable power bank likely caused a fire on a passenger plane in South Korea earlier this year. Airlines are updating their rules around how passengers must transport power banks. What's next? A final report into the Air Busan incident is due by early next year. A fire that destroyed an Air Busan. .
A growing number of international airlines—particularly in Asia—are tightening the screws on power bank use onboard, leaving travelers to rethink how they keep their devices charged mid-flight. Sparked by safety concerns over lithium-ion batteries, this wave of restrictions is reshaping airline. .
February 20, 2025: South Korea is tightening rules for power banks and e-cigarettes carried on airplanes in the wake of a fire on an Air Busan flight. As of March 1, the lithium battery devices will be banned from storage in overhead bins and must instead be kept on a passenger’s person or in a. .
South Korea’s transport ministry on Thursday announced measures to strengthen aviation safety rules, following a fire on an Air Busan plane last month, which will include limiting the number and type of portable batteries allowed on flights. The measures come into effect on March 1 after an Airbus. .
Lithium battery fires on planes are rare but serious and unpredictable. Today’s incident (embedded below) on an Air China flight proves it. A battery in a passenger’s carry-on bag caught fire while the Airbus A320 flew from Hangzhou to Seoul. The cabin crew contained the flames and the plane safely. .
South Koreans across the country are expressing concerns over portable batteries and chargers being fire hazards, with speculations that such a device was behind the Jan. 28 fire on an Air Busan aircraft awaiting takeoff in Busan. Although all passengers and crew managed to evacuate safely from the.
