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Former KLM CEO reportedly caused fire by improperly using a power bank on flight; airline seeks charges

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According to CCTV News on the evening of Nov 14, former KLM CEO 卡米尔 · 厄尔林斯 improperly used a power bank on one of the airline's passenger flights in September, causing a fire, and KLM has filed a complaint with prosecutors 厄尔林斯. KLM said in a statement on Nov 13 that it is standard practice to press charges when passengers seriously violate safety rules and endanger the flight, passengers or crew; it did not identify the person, while sources said it was 厄尔林斯, who served as CEO from 2013 to 2014 and was earlier Dutch transport minister and has not yet responded. On Sept 17, a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Curaçao had a cabin fire after the power bank overheated and self-ignited, filling the cabin with smoke and charring the window shade; 厄尔林斯 suffered minor injuries while asleep, crew extinguished the fire, and the plane returned safely to Amsterdam.

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Former KLM CEO Reportedly Improperly Used Power Bank on Flight, Causing Fire; Company Files Complaint

IT之家, November 14: According to a report by CCTV News this evening (the 14th), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines former chief executive officer (CEO) 卡米尔 · 厄尔林斯 improperly used a power bank on one of the company’s passenger aircraft in September, causing a fire. KLM recently filed a complaint with prosecutors against 厄尔林斯 over the matter.

KLM said in a statement on the 13th: “If a passenger seriously violates safety rules and endangers the safety of the flight, passengers or crew, the company will file a complaint; this is standard practice.”

KLM did not disclose the identity of the person involved. A source said the person facing the complaint is 厄尔林斯.

Multiple sources said that on September 17, a KLM passenger aircraft flying from Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, to Curaçao, a Dutch overseas territory in the Caribbean, had a fire in the cabin during the flight. At the time, 厄尔林斯 improperly used a power bank; the power bank overheated and self-ignited, thick smoke filled the cabin, and flames charred the window shade black. 厄尔林斯 suffered minor injuries while asleep. Crew members quickly extinguished the fire with extinguishers. The aircraft immediately turned back and returned safely to Amsterdam.

IT之家 learned from the report that 厄尔林斯 served as KLM CEO from 2013 to 2014 and earlier served as Dutch Minister of Transport. He has not yet responded to the complaint.

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