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Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Power Bank Bursts Into Flames
- On Sunday, October 11, an IndiGo flight carrying more than 180 passengers diverted to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad after a passenger's power bank caught fire mid-air.
- Highly energy-dense lithium-ion batteries in power banks are prone to overheating and combustion under certain conditions, such as mechanical vibration during landing or internal short circuits.
- Smoke emerged from an overhead bin on the Airbus A321, with cabin crew using firefighting equipment to extinguish flames while passengers attempted containment with bags and cloth.
- IndiGo stated the flight diverted to Hyderabad after smoke was detected from a customer's personal device, and the airline arranged an alternate aircraft to continue to Chennai.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation prohibits using power banks for in-flight charging and mandates they remain out of overhead bins to ensure crew can rapidly detect and contain fires.
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The Independent (US)Passengers panic in mid-air as power bank catches fire during flight
No injuries were reported
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Again, a burning power bank on board an aircraft creates danger. What rules apply to the transport in the aircraft - and how to recognize whether a power bank could be broken.
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Again, a burning power bank on board an aircraft creates danger. What rules apply to the transport in the aircraft - and how to recognize whether a power bank could be broken.
An Indian airline IndiGo made an emergency landing on Sunday after a power bank caught fire in the overhead compartment above passengers. A passenger captured the flames on video.
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