BUSAN, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The fire that broke out on an Air Busan plane last month occurred 10 minutes after an airport ordered its takeoff to be delayed, a preliminary investigation report showed Thursday, with the plane's captain instructing everyone on board to be evacuated one minute after the fire was detected.

Taiwanese carrier EVA Air is to ban the use of all portable chargers on its flights as concerns grow over the potential for inflight fires.

Power banks can come in handy when you need to charge your electronics on a flight, but some airlines are banning use while in the air. Here's why.

Eva Air will ban the inflight use and charging of power banks and spare lithium batteries beginning March 1. The move is for flight safety, the carrier said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. The airline noted that power banks and spare lithium batteries are prohibited in

Taiwan’s major airlines have all banned the use of power banks on board, reports said Wednesday. The move followed a blaze involving a power bank that destroyed an Air Busan plane in South Korea in January before its departure on a flight to Hong Kong.