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One air china The flight was forced to divert shanghai after lithium battery stuck Fire In the cabin.
Flight CA139 from Hangzhou, ChinaTo Incheon, south koreaA passenger was forced to make an unscheduled stop at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Saturday when an appliance in his carry-on luggage caught fire.
airbus a321 There were about 20 minutes left in the flight of just over an hour and a half, departing shortly before 10 a.m. local time.
Video footage shows a silver suitcase burning in an overhead locker above a row of seated passengers as smoke filled the cabin.
The aircraft landed safely after the fire was brought under control by the cabin crew and no injuries were reported.
Air China wrote on Chinese social media platform Weibo: “A lithium battery in a passenger’s carry-on luggage placed in the overhead bin on flight CA139 spontaneously ignited.
“The crew immediately handled the situation in accordance with procedures and no one was injured,” the report said. france 24,
According to data from Flightradar24, the airline arranged for an alternative aircraft to continue passengers’ journey to Seoul.
As of October 1, Emirates passengers have been Use of phone power bank is banned Due to concerns over fire, explosion and toxic gases.
Emirates customers will still be allowed to carry a power bank onboard, as long as its capacity rating information is available and it is stored only in a seat pocket or a bag under the seat in front, not in overhead storage. There are already restrictions in place preventing them from being stored in checked luggage.
However, the airline warned that the device would not be allowed to be used in aircraft cabins due to fear of “dangerous consequences such as fire, explosion and release of toxic gases”.
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