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An Air China flight to Seoul turned into an impromptu fire drill on Saturday when a lithium battery in a passenger’s carry-on decided to flambé itself. Passengers gasped, flight attendants sprinted with extinguishers, and smoke curled like an uninvited guest as the plane made an emergency landing in Shanghai—proving that sometimes, the only thing hotter than your travel itinerary is …

Aug. 23 (UPI) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident that forced an Air Canada flight from Toronto bound for Las Vegas to divert to Chicago this week because of a disruptive passenger. Flight 1705 was operated by Air Canada Rouge, the airline’s low-cost carrier and safely landed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 10:30 p.m. CDT on …

Twenty-five people were taken to hospitals after a Delta flight headed from Utah to Amsterdam experienced “significant turbulence” and had to land in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the airline said. Flight DL56, headed from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, landed at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Delta said in a statement. “Medical personnel met the flight upon arrival to evaluate customers and …