Battery catches fire on Air China plane, forcing flight to make emergency landing in Shanghai, Asia News – AsiaOne
PUBLISHED ONOctober 19, 2025 5:45 AMBYSyarifah Nadhirah A flight en route from Hangzhou, China, to South Korea’s Incheon International Airport on Oct 18 was diverted to Shanghai after a fire broke out in the cabin. A lithium battery stowed in a passenger’s carry-on luggage in the overhead compartment had caught fire, the airline said in a statement on Weibo. “The crew immediately handled the situation according to procedures, and no one was injured,” they said. They added...





