Air China flight safely diverted to Shanghai after battery fire in cabin


A file photo of an Air China plane at the international airport in Beijing, China. - Reuters

BEIJING: A commercial passenger flight operated by Air China was safely diverted to Shanghai on Saturday after a battery stowed in a passenger's carry-on luggage caught fire, the airline said.

The incident occurred aboard the national carrier's daily flight from the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou to Incheon International Airport, near Seoul, South Korea.

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