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KLM flight returns to Amsterdam after power bank fire in business class

In brief

A KLM Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Curaçao returned to Schiphol after a power bank caught fire in the business-class cabin over the Atlantic. The incident involved the airline’s former CEO, and a replacement aircraft was arranged the following day.

Summary written by HeraldLoop from 4 sources · updated 23 Sept

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  1. 18 Sept, 12:23Ex-KLM CEO Breaks Power Bank Rule On A 777, Sparking A Mid-Air Fire & Diversion · Simple Flying
  2. 18 Sept, 13:41KLM Flight Diverts After Powerbank Explodes in Business Class · Aviation News EU
  3. 18 Sept, 22:39KLM Flight Diverts Over Atlantic After Former CEO’s Power Bank Starts Cabin Fire · One Mile at a Time
  4. 19 Sept, 11:51KLM Boeing 777 returns to Amsterdam after power bank catches fire · Aviation24.be
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Chronological coverage

  1. 19 September
  2. Latest19 Sept, 11:51

    KLM Boeing 777 returns to Amsterdam after power bank catches fire

    A KLM Boeing 777-300ER operating flight KL735 from Amsterdam Schiphol to Curaçao returned to the Netherlands on Thursday, 17 September, after a power bank caught fire in the cabin while the aircraft was flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft, registered PH-BVP, had departed Amsterdam at 13:21 local time, according to flight tracking data, bound […]

    Aviation24.beAviation24.be•Bart Noëth
  3. 18 September
  4. Follow-up18 Sept, 22:39

    KLM Flight Diverts Over Atlantic After Former CEO’s Power Bank Starts Cabin Fire

    A KLM 777 flying to Curacao turned back to Amsterdam after a power bank fire in business class—started by the airline's former CEO.

    One Mile at a TimeOne Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig
  5. Aviation News EU
    Follow-up18 Sept, 13:41

    KLM Flight Diverts After Powerbank Explodes in Business Class

    Aviation News – A KLM flight bound for Curaçao was forced to turn back to Amsterdam- Schiphol, over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after a...

    Aviation News EUAviation News EU
  6. First seen18 Sept, 12:23

    Ex-KLM CEO Breaks Power Bank Rule On A 777, Sparking A Mid-Air Fire & Diversion

    After the flight returned to Amsterdam, a replacement aircraft was arranged the next day.

    Simple FlyingSimple Flying•Jake Hardiman