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Air Busan disallows power banks in overhead bins following aircraft fire in Jan. 2025

Can still be brought on flights, but passengers have to keep the power banks with them.

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February 05, 2025, 11:02 AM

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Air Busan is banning passengers from keeping their power banks in the overhead compartments as a preemptive measure after one of its planes caught fire on Jan. 28.

According to Reuters, passenger carry-on bags will be inspected at boarding gates and bags containing no power banks will be tagged before it is allowed to be stored in the overhead luggage bins.

Power banks should be kept on passengers to quickly detect and handle any overheating, smoke, or fire.

Reuters added that this measure will begin on Feb. 7 on trial routes before expanding to all flights.

In addition, Air Busan will implement measures, including additional crew fire training and fire containment equipment on board, in response to an increase in power bank overheating.

Reuters reported that South Korean authorities have begun investigating the Air Busan fire, but the cause has yet to be determined.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, power banks and portable battery chargers must be hand-carried on board the plane.

Seven people injured

An Air Busan plane bound for Hong Kong caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea.

The plane's tail caught fire as it prepared to take off, forcing all 176 passengers and crew members to evacuate the aircraft.

Fire authorities in Busan said seven people were treated at hospitals for injuries sustained in the incident.

According to Reuters, Air Busan noted that a flight attendant detected the fire in an overhead luggage bin at the back of the plane.

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