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Chennai-bound IndiGo flight diverted after passenger’s power bank catches fire | What rules say

Reported by 13 outlets from 7 countries, in 6 languages, between 11 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026.

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New Delhi (2019)

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An IndiGo flight traveling from Delhi to Chennai was diverted to Hyderabad after smoke was detected from an electronic device. The incident involved a power bank catching fire in a passenger's luggage mid-air. The aircraft made a safe emergency landing at Hyderabad airport.

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  1. Chennai-bound IndiGo flight diverted after passenger’s power bank catches fire | What rules say Headline of the event's most representative article · Hindustan Times, 12 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: New Delhi, India. See on the map
  3. Reported by 13 outlets from 7 countries, in 6 languages, between 11 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026.17 articles · See all headlines

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New Delhi, India

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India7
Colombia1
Kazakhstan1
Other countries4

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  1. First article seen: “Power bank catches fire mid-air, Delhi-Chennai IndiGo flight diverted to Hyderabad”
  2. Covered by 10 outlets
  3. 3 new outlets, including “Самолет экстренно сел в Индии. На борту мог загореться пауэрбанк”
  4. 2 new outlets, including “फ्रैंकफर्ट से दिल्ली आ रही एयर इंडिया की फ्लाइट AI2030 को हाईजैक की धमकी! जयपुर डायवर्ट किया गया”

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Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.