Misplacement of a cell phone or passport before taking off can scare anyone’s heart race.
But before you do a crazy search, there is one crucial piece of advice that airlines want passengers to know: If your phone lands on the side of your seat, remind the flight attendant immediately.
While this may seem like a slight inconvenience, losing a cell phone on a plane is actually a serious security issue – and there is a terrible and rational reason behind it.
Back in 2018 Qantas Passenger dropped the phone during flight Los Angeles arrive MelbourneAustralia.
When he tried to retrieve the device, it was crushed after moving the seat – causing the phone to emit a “smoke”.
Fortunately, the cabin crew responded quickly and included the incident before it escalated.
It will soon be discovered that the lithium-ion battery of the mobile phone has caught fire, causing the device to “smoke”.
Lithium-ion batteries (including smartphones) power most of our devices can pose a great risk when crushed or damaged because they can overheat, ignite, or even explode.
Losing a phone on an airplane is actually a serious safety issue – because lithium-ion batteries (including smartphones) offer huge risks to most of our devices
That’s why passengers are advised to notify cabin staff immediately if their phone slides between seats.
The flight attendant is trained to deal with this situation and can take appropriate measures to mitigate the risk.
While you might be tempted to retrieve the device yourself, it is always safer to have a professional deal with it.
According to the UK Civil Aviation AdministrationOver the past five years, the plane has fired more than 40 fires on the plane as the phone fell off the plane’s seat and was crushed.
In the future, this issue will continue to be a “major hazard”.
Statistics compiled by aviation regulators revealed in an official report that the fire on the ship was caused by British airline Dreamliner, which was caused by a damaged cell phone in the seat.
The Air Accident Investigation Department Report (AAIB) states: “CAA has received 166 PED reports of lost passenger seats in the past five years.
“A quarter of these incidents resulted in fire or smoke in the cabin, which suggests that this is a major hazard to the safety of the aircraft.”
The remains of a cell phone caught fire after being crushed by seat mechanisms on British Airways fantasy plane, sparking fire alarms on flights from Miami to Heathrow
In 2023, the CAA issued a warning to passengers to pack lithium batteries, including those of cell phones, power boxes and spare batteries, and their carry-on luggage is not checked to avoid the risk of fire.
It’s here Both airlines ban their use of their planes to explode every day up in the air.
Vietnam Airlines and low-cost airline Vietnam Airlines said passengers are not allowed to use lithium-based Powerbanks on the plane now.
In recent years, many airlines around the world have banned the use of equipment on their aircraft because of the risk of unexpected fire.
The two airlines said last weekend that their passengers were not allowed to use them on the plane.
Passengers also have to take them out of the bags they carry with them and place them so they can always be seen.