Power banks, e-cigarettes banned from overhead bins on Korean-owned airlines Published: 14 Feb. 2025, 17:15 - - CHO YONG-JUN - [email protected] Passengers flying on Korean airlines will not be allowed to store power banks and even e-cigarettes in overhead bins starting in March, following a massive fire in an Air Busan aircraft on Jan. 28 allegedly caused by a portable battery. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport released a new guideline on Thursday regarding carry-on external batteries and e-cigarette devices, a reaction to suspicions that a power bank stored in an overhead compartment caused the fire. The new safety guideline, effective March 1, will be applicable to flight... [Read more]