Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has said it “assessed all the risks” in allowing the continued use of power banks on flights, after Singapore Airlines followed the lead of some other Asian carriers by barring passengers from charging electronics with the devices. A Cathay Pacific spokesman said on Wednesday the company would make “no change”…
The South Korean government has ramped up its investigation into the cause of a fire that erupted on a Hong Kong-bound Air Busan plane, while the city’s immigration officials have said they are in contact with relevant authorities. An accident investigation committee under South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held a meeting on…
Airline passengers should ensure their power banks are in good condition and from reputable brands before boarding flights, experts have warned, after a charging device was suspected to have caused a fire on board an aircraft preparing for departure from South Korea to Hong Kong. Investigations are continuing into what sparked the fire that engulfed…
Hong Kong immigration officials have contacted relevant authorities after an Air Busan plane bound for the city caught fire at a South Korean airport and left seven people injured. The Immigration Department said on Thursday that it immediately reached out to the office of the commissioner of China’s ministry of foreign affairs in Hong Kong,…