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Former KLM CEO’s power bank catches fire on a KLM flight to Curaçao, causing the plane to turn around and return to Amsterdam.
The incident on Thursday on board KL735 occurred after 5.5 hours into its journey when the pilot turned around over the Atlantic Ocean and head back to Schiphol Airport.
The fire was quickly noticed, and the crew managed to extinguish it. No one was hurt, a spokesperson for the airline said.
KLM allows passengers to carry up to two power banks. They must be kept in hand luggage and remain visible, and passengers are not allowed to use or charge them on board.
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A small plane crashes into a 109-story skyscraper in Beijing, sending debris down the building's side.
Local reports say the pilot Liu Junhua was conducting a solo flight in the local airspace, took off from Shifosi Airport at 17:30, and at 17:40 prepared to return for landing. While joining the westbound route for Runway 18, the aircraft did not join the approach, deviated from the local airspace and continued flying on a constant heading of 270 degrees.
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