{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ixe3fuyurm4ozf7hnxha","title":"Ex-KLM CEO Breaks Power Bank Rule On A 777, Sparking A Mid-Air Fire & Diversion","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ex-klm-ceo-breaks-power-bank-rule-on-a-777-sparking-a-mid-air-fire-ixe3fuyurm","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ixe3fuyurm4ozf7hnxha","seq":1534449,"kind":"article","title":"Ex-KLM CEO Breaks Power Bank Rule On A 777, Sparking A Mid-Air Fire & Diversion","url":"https://simpleflying.com/video/ex-klm-ceo-breaks-power-bank-rule-on-a-777-sparking-a-mid-air-fire-diversion","summary":"On September 17th, a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777-300ER flying from Amsterdam Schiphol to Curaçao had to divert back to the Dutch capital after a passenger's power bank caught fire on Thursday. While such situations arise from time to time in aviation, this was particularly noteworthy because the passenger was KLM’s ex-CEO!","published":"2026-10-03T12:29:15Z","seen":"2026-10-03T12:55:16Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-simpleflying-com-304f6e","name":"simpleflying.com","domain":"simpleflying.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q126816826","name":"Simple Flying","type":"website","designations":["business","mass media","online publication"]}},"via":"kite-simpleflying-com-304f6e","topics":["aviation","airlines","klm","netherlands","boeing 777","amsterdam schiphol airport"],"authors":["Chris Loh"],"entities":[{"id":"Q181912","name":"KLM","type":"org"}],"image":"https://static0.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/klm-ex-ceo-powerbank.jpg","story":"st_ixe3fuyurm4ozf7hnxha","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.44999998807907104,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5699999928474426,"political":0.10999999940395355}]}