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.

Low-cost South Korean airline Air Busan is banning passengers from placing portable battery packs in overhead lockers after one of its Airbus A321 jets was engulfed in flames and gutted during an incident at Busan’s Gimhae International Airport last week.

South Korea's Air Busan will no longer allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabins – a cautious move following a fire that devastated one of its airplanes last week.

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

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 after one of its planes was engulfed in flames last week.

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.

Airlines are bolstering safety measures for lithium-ion batteries after a fire on an Air Busan plane. Passengers are advised to carry power banks instead of storing them overhead.