Battery Fire Prompts Delta Air Lines Flight to Make an Emergency Landing

Fire Forced Delta Emergency Landing—One Of At Least 35 Lithium Battery Incidents So Far This Year

Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries—including cell phones, laptops, vape pens and portable chargers—cause smoke or fire on U.S. flights several times per month.

Travelers in Japan asked to keep power banks within reach on flights

The Japanese government on Tuesday began urging travelers to keep power banks within reach on airplanes following a series of incidents of mobile batteries catching fire on flights.

Battery bursts into flames midair, forcing emergency landing of Florida-bound Delta flight

A Florida-bound commercial flight made an emergency landing Monday after a passenger's personal battery caught fire mid-flight, forcing the crew to divert

Delta flight from Atlanta diverted after lithium battery explodes in passenger’s bag

According to air traffic control recordings from the incident, the batter was inside someone’s backpack when it exploded.

Delta Air Lines flight with nearly 200 aboard diverted to RSW after battery catches fire

A Delta Air Lines flight with nearly 200 people aboard made an emergency landing July 7 at RSW.

Lithium Ion Battery fire prompts Delta flight to make an emergency landing

The FAA is investigating after a battery fire onboard a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 flying from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale prompted an emergency landing.