Passengers evacuated from an Air Busan plane that was engulfed in flames this week at a South Korean airport will have their checked baggage returned to them, after authorities on Friday deemed the jet safe for a full investigation.

South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, with eyewitness accounts suggesting a power bank may have sparked the blaze.

Authorities will start a joint investigation into the Air Busan A321 that burst into flames at Busan Gimhae International Airport, Yonhap News Agency reports.

According to the aviation industry on the 31st, following the fire incident involving an AIR BUSAN passenger aircraft, Korean Air dispatched personnel for safety, security, and maintenance support to the scene,

Concerns have been raised about the safety risk of bringing portable batteries in carry-on luggage for flights, as a lithium-ion battery is suspected as the cause of the fire that

Concerns have been raised about the safety risk of bringing portable batteries in carry-on luggage for flights, as a lithium-ion battery is suspected as the cause of the fire that destroyed Air Busan’s passenger plane on Tuesday night.

THREE passengers were injured when flames ripped through a South Korean commercial plane today, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board. An Air Busan plane burst into flames on the

This comes a month after the Jeju Air plane crash on Dec. 29, 2024, that killed 179 passengers and crew members. It was the worst domestic civil aviation disaster in South Korea's history. The Jeju Air flight, which was returning from Bangkok, Thailand, veered off the runway and collided with a fence.

An Air Busan Airbus A321 burst into flames at Busan Gimhae Airport (PUS) after the aircraft’s tail caught fire before takeoff, according to Yonhap News.

Preliminary investigation into the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire at Gimhae has not found evidence of dangerous items brought on board the twinjet, and no immediate indication that the blaze was terrorism-related.

Shares of Air Busan dropped on Friday, after a plane belonging to the budget carrier caught fire earlier this week. Air Busan shares traded down 3.8% as of 0018 GMT, after falling as much as 6.1% to 2,

An Air Busan flight to Hong Kong was evacuated after a fire broke out on board, Korean aviation officials said, with more than 170 passengers and cabin crew on board at the time