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A Chinese Sichuan Airlines flight made an emergency landing last Saturday after a plane crash. The power bank of one of the passengers began to smoke, The local press reported this on Monday.

As the airline pointed out on its official Weibo social media account – the Chinese equivalent of X censored in the Asian country -, The flight took place between Chengdu (centre) and Xiamen (southeast). and made the aforementioned emergency landing at 18:38 local time (1038 GMT) on Saturday in Guilin (south).

After carrying out appropriate safety checks, the plane was able to take off again and landed at its destination around 21:30 local time (13:30 GMT).

To Sichuan Airlines #flight from #Chengdu To #Xiamen On December 1, it made an emergency landing in Guilin after a passenger’s battery began to smoke. The flight resumed after checks and landed in Xiamen at 21:29. #China pic.twitter.com/8ZAvAVtx7C

— Shanghai Newspaper (@shanghaidaily) December 2, 2024

The video went viral on Chinese networks. show visible smoke in the aircraft cabin, Passengers and crew members wearing masks move along the aisles.

After the incident, Sichuan Airlines posted a training video on Weibo. “How to bring a portable battery on board an airplane.”

(EFE)