A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Lisbon is diverted to Lyon after a passenger’s powerbank battery catches fire, the airline says. The Airbus A321-200 is carrying 198 passengers when the incident occurs, and the crew responds immediately.
Lufthansa says the crew secures the battery in a protective bag designed for lithium batteries and no injuries are reported. The pilot decides to divert to Lyon as a precaution, and the aircraft lands without incident. In reporting from multiple outlets, passengers are able to resume the journey later, with operations continuing after the diversion.
Across the sources, the accounts focus on the same core timeline: a mid-flight lithium-battery incident, immediate containment by crew, an unplanned diversion to Lyon in France, and a safe landing with no injuries. Differences are mainly limited to wording and added details about the number of passengers and the subsequent resumption of travel.
