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.

Hong Kong expert says expansion of measure to other airlines will depend on further risk assessments by trade groups and carriers.

A fire broke out in the tail section of an Air Busan A321 aircraft at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. 1 All 170 passengers and

Korean airline Air Busan has announced that the gadget would be banned from hand luggage. Many airlines ban them from checked bags but not carry-ons.

An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.

SEOUL -- As authorities investigate last week's fire on an Air Busan plane, South Korean media reports suggest that the cause may have been a portable power bank or electronic device in an overhead bin, spurring calls to regulate where carry-ons can be placed.

The South Korean carrier Air Busan has banned passengers from storing power banks in overhead bins after one such device was suspected to have caused a fire on board an aircraft preparing for departure to Hong Kong,

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

A South Korean airline no longer allows portable power banks in baggage stored in overhead bins, citing lithium-battery fire risk.

An airline from South Korea is introducing a ban on carrying power banks in carry-on luggage. This is a consequence of a plane fire on the runway in January. Air Busan, a South Korean airline, has announced a ban on carrying power banks in carry-on luggage placed in the overhead bins.