Flight United Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing after the «burning incident».
1456 flight out of Newark (in new Jersey) to Nassau (Bahamas) was transferred to airport Daytona beach (Florida) on Wednesday, February 26, after mid-flight in the cabin lit up charger for mobile phone.
As reported by airport representatives Daytona beach, after the incident, the charge was placed in a flame retardant case. None of the 130 passengers and five crew members was injured, there has been damage to the plane.
Florida airport shared a photo of the charred device.
A @united Airbus 320 from Newark, NJ headed to Bahamas made an emergency landing @FlyDAB after this battery charger caught fire during flight. Fire was contained to the passenger»s bag, put in fire retardant case until the plane landed safely. No injuries or damages. pic.twitter.com/VhDuuFF8CD
— DaytonaBeach Airport (@FlyDAB) February 26, 2020
«Customers were on Board before departure in Nassau, stated USA TODAY the representative of United Airlines Leslie Scott. — We appreciate the quick response of our employees on Board, which ensured the safety of the passengers and their colleagues.»
In August 2018, the passengers of the airline Ryanair in Barcelona had to be evacuated once on Board caught fire cell phone.
Mobile passengers were charged from the battery, when the aircraft was on the ground, getting ready to fly to Ibiza. Flashed the device burned a hole in the airplane seat.
