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Swiss flight makes emergency landing in Dublin due to smoke from power bank

A Swiss aircraft made an unscheduled stop in Dublin after a power bank caused smoke to fill the cabin.

10 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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A Swiss aircraft traveling from Zurich to Boston had to make an unscheduled stop in Dublin due to smoke in the cabin. The smoke was reportedly caused by a power bank on board, according to Die Presse.

This incident is not the first of its kind: a similar occurrence involved a Swiss plane within the past two weeks. The growing issue of electronic devices on board is receiving increasing attention in the aviation industry.

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