Monday October 20th, 2025 A fire has broken out on an Air China flight, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing, with a lithium battery in a passenger’s carry-on luggage blamed for the incident. The Air China flight CA139 from Hangzhou, China, to Seoul, South Korea , was forced to make an emergency landing in Shanghai when the battery “spontaneously combusted” in the cabin on October 20.
| Incident date | October 20, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Airline | Air China |
| Flight | CA139 |
| Registration | CA139 |
| Affected area | Cabin |
| Event type | Battery Fire |
| Verification | Corroborated |
Sources
- Plane makes emergency landing as fire breaks out on Air China flight (7news.com.au)
- Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Lithium Battery Ignites in Flames in Traveler’s Carry-On Luggage (people.com)
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