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Airlines escalate lithium-ion battery warnings after Las Vegas flight fire and Air Busan loss
Airlines are intensifying warnings over lithium-ion batteries after a passenger's battery pack burst into flames on a Las Vegas-bound flight and an Air Busan aircraft was destroyed in South Korea. The UK CAA ranks lithium-ion batteries among the top three aviation risks, and the FAA reports 51 confirmed battery incidents in the year to July 15, according to BBC News. The IATA has launched a 'Travel Smart with Lithium Batteries' campaign to address the two-per-week global incident rate.
Aug 6, 2026 1 source