{"id":543974,"date":"2026-09-18T22:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/ex-klm-ceo-onboard-power-bank-fire\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T22:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:23:36","slug":"ex-klm-ceo-breaks-power-bank-rule-on-a-777-sparking-a-mid-air-fire-diversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=543974","title":{"rendered":"Ex-KLM CEO Breaks Power Bank Rule On A 777, Sparking A Mid-Air Fire & Diversion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, a KLM<\/a><\/span> Boeing 777-300ER flying from Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) in the Netherlands to Cura\u00e7ao International Airport (CUR) in the Caribbean had to divert back to the Dutch capital after a passenger’s power bank caught fire. While such situations arise from time to time in the world of aviation, this was particularly noteworthy for the fact that the passenger in question was the airline’s ex-CEO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After the flight returned to Amsterdam, a replacement aircraft was arranged the next day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,398,737,120,1267,393],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-boeing","category-boeing-777","category-europe","category-klm","category-netherlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t