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        "id": 1891877,
        "msgid": "passengers-power-bank-catches-fire-on-makassar-jakarta-flight-1785462689",
        "date": "2026-07-31 07:52:00",
        "title": "Passenger's Power Bank Catches Fire on Makassar-Jakarta Flight",
        "author": "Akmal Fauzi",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "A power bank belonging to a passenger caught fire during a Batik Air flight from Makassar to Jakarta. Although the device's capacity was within the safety limits permitted by aviation regulations, the incident has prompted reminders regarding flight safety protocols.",
        "content": "<p>The management of Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport has\nconfirmed an incident involving a passenger\u2019s power bank catching fire\nduring Batik Air flight ID6143, travelling from Makassar (UPG) to\nJakarta (CGK) on Thursday (30\/7).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the information we received, it is true that a passenger\u2019s\npower bank caught fire during a flight from Sultan Hasanuddin Airport to\nSoekarno-Hatta Airport,\u201d said Taufan Yudhistira, Acting Branch\nCommunication &amp; CSR Department Head of Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, in\nMakassar.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the aircraft landed at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, the\nairline\u2019s Aviation Security officers handed the passenger over to the\nClass I Regional Airport Authority Office, accompanied by Airport\nSecurity. Airport operations were confirmed to have continued as normal\nduring the handling process.<\/p>\n<p>Identification revealed that the burning power bank had a capacity of\n37 watt-hours (Wh). This figure is actually within the safe limits\npermitted for carriage in aircraft cabins.<\/p>\n<p>Taufan explained that power bank regulations refer to the Circular\nLetter of the Director General of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of\nTransportation Number 15 of 2018 and the Decree of the Minister of\nTransportation Number 39 of 2024. The regulations state that devices\nbelow 100 Wh may be carried in the cabin, while capacities between\n100\u2013160 Wh require airline permission during check-in.<\/p>\n<p>Power banks exceeding 160 Wh, or those without specified capacity,\nare strictly prohibited on flights. These power banks must be carried in\nthe cabin and are not permitted in checked baggage; furthermore, they\nmust not be used to charge devices during the flight. Passengers are\nalso limited to a maximum of two units.<\/p>",
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