EasyJet flight diverts to Rome over power bank in luggage (www.bbc.com)
from Valuy@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 25 May 07:53
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Serinus@lemmy.world on 25 May 08:11 collapse

Seems a bit of an overreaction.

ApeNo1@lemmy.world on 25 May 08:23 next collapse
towerful@programming.dev on 25 May 08:28 collapse

Maybe.
But it is part of CAA regulations: caa.co.uk/…/changes-to-rules-on-the-carriage-of-l…

Must be in carry-on and cannot be used in flight.
So, technically the plane was flying illegally.
Fires on planes are NO joke. And lithium batteries love fire, whether starting it themselves or getting hot enough to set other things on fire.

How they discovered it was charging in the hold during flight, I have no idea.
It had to have been a passenger mentioning it.
The cargo hold is completely sealed off from in-flight accessible areas (some older planes have small access hatches that require tools to open).

Mihies@programming.dev on 25 May 08:54 next collapse

How they discovered it was charging in the hold during flight, I have no idea.

after a passenger informed crew during the flight that the portable charger was in the hold of the aircraft

tehWrapper@lemmy.world on 25 May 09:51 next collapse

Prob asked if they could get it for them to charge a device.

Mihies@programming.dev on 25 May 10:11 collapse

Lol

towerful@programming.dev on 25 May 10:10 collapse

Ah, I must’ve skimmed that part. Silly me.
Glad my deduction was correct.

Mihies@programming.dev on 25 May 10:11 collapse

Yep. No worries and you conclusion was the only obvious possible course of events.

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 25 May 13:07 collapse

Jodie Foster could have gotten into the cargo hold.