South Korea to limit power banks on flights following plane fire
South Korea on Thursday announced strengthened aviation safety measures following a fire on an Air Busan plane last month, saying the rules would include limiting the number and type of portable batteries allowed on the country's airlines.
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A South Korean airline no longer allows portable power banks in baggage stored in overhead bins, citing lithium-battery fire risk.
Power banks set to be limited on flights following fire
THE transport ministry has announced measu­res to strengthen aviation safety rules, following a fire on an Air Busan plane last month, which will include limiting the number and type of portable batteries allowed on flights.
Air Busan to disallow power banks in overhead bins after plane fire
South Korea's Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabin bins, in what on Tuesday it called a preemptive measure after one of its planes was engulfed in flames last week.
South Korea moves to limit power banks on flights after plane fire
The South Korean transport ministry on Thursday announced measures to boost aviation safety rules after a fire on an Air Busan plane last month, which will include limiting the number and type of portable batteries allowed on flights.
S. Korea to limit power banks on flights after plane fire
SEOUL : South Korea’s transport ministry today announced measures to strengthen aviation safety rules, following a fire on an Air Busan plane last month, which will include limiting the number and type of portable batteries allowed on flights.
Air Busan to ban power banks in overhead bins after plane fire
SEOUL: South Korea's Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabin bins, in what it called a preemptive measure on Tuesday (Feb 4), after one of its plane
Power banks, e-cigarettes banned from overhead bins on Korean-owned airlines
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has announced a guideline prohibiting the stowage of portable batteries and e-cigarettes in overhead bins in reaction to suspicions that a huge Busan Air blaze was caused by a power bank.
South Korea to ban power banks in overhead bins in domestic flights
The measures were introduced in response to a major fire incident aboard an Air Busan aircraft before takeoff at Gimhae International Airport in Busan last month.
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