Airline forbids power banks after the plane was destroyed in horror fire

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An airline has banned power banks in luggage in the main cabin after a huge fire destroyed one of its aircraft on the runway.

South Korea’s Air Busan does not allow passengers to keep the power banks in luggage stored in overhead hutskin in what on Tuesday called a preventive measure after one of its aircraft was flickered in flames last week.

An investigation that was led by South Korean authorities in the fire has begun, but no reason has yet been established. Air accidents are almost always caused by a combination of factors, according to experts.

Passenger bags inspected by boarding gates and found not to contain power banks will be labeled and then allowed in overhead luggage containers, in measures to begin on Friday on trials before expanding all flights.

Any power banks must be stored in passengers so that any overheating, smoke or fire can be quickly seen and treated.

Air Busan said the changes, which will also include additional herd fire training and fire -inserting equipment on board, were in response to an increase in the number of overheating of power banks.

The fire, which began on January 28, while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, was first detected by a flight in an overhead luggage tray in the back left side of the plane, Air Busan said.

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire from an Air Busan aircraft in Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, January 28, 2025

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire from an Air Busan aircraft in Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, January 28, 2025 (Reuters?

Everyone on board was evacuated safely.

Lithium batteries are a type of rechargeable battery found in devices such as laptops, mobile phones, tablets, reserve effect banks and electronic cigarettes.

Global aviation standards say they must not be placed in checked-in luggage because they can start intense fires if they short-circuit due to damage or manufacturing errors.

The cabin crew has fire extinguishers and thermal containment boxes or bags to isolate problematic devices on board.

Last week, South Korea said it is aiming to rebuild its aviation safety system from scratch and launch a new committee to improve air travel in the country that suffered two major aviation events at the month’s intervals.

“To restore confidence in our country’s aviation safety system, the government will make a specific effort to rebuild the aviation safety system from scratch,” Deputy Minister of Earth, Infrastructure and transporting Baek Won-Kuk will tell the committee, the ministry’s statement said.

The government must tackle aviation security as a highest priority, he added.

In the deadliest air disaster ever on South Korean soil, a plane belonging to the budget airline Jeju -air, in the country’s Muan Airport on December 29, crashed, killing all except two of the 181 passengers and crew members on board.

Firefighters and rescue staff work near the wreck of a jeju air boeing 737-800-series aircraft

Firefighters and rescue staff work near the wreck of a jeju air boeing 737-800-series aircraft (AFP via Getty Images?

Duck Remains were found in both engines in the aircraft, says a preliminary investigation report, which indicated that bird attacks occurred before the crash. Air accidents are almost always caused by a combination of factors, according to experts.

The 10-week committee will include experts in the private sector and will look at questions, including maintenance and aircraft utilization in budget airlines and airport construction and operation.

In response to the Jeju aircraft accident that saw the plane of Belly Land, but then plow into a concrete dam that supports navigation equipment past the end of Muan’s runway, authorities already said they would change similar structures at seven airports around the country .