Police on Friday raided Gimhae International Airport to secure evidence related to last week's fire in an Air Busan plane.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabin bins, in what on Tuesday it called a preemptive measure after one of its planes was engulfed in flames last week.

SEOUL: South Korea's Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabin bins, in what it called a preemptive measure on Tuesday (Feb 4), after one of its plane

A South Korean airline no longer allows portable power banks in baggage stored in overhead bins, citing lithium-battery fire risk.

Air Busan will begin inspecting carry-on luggage for portable batteries before boarding, after a supplementary battery was suggested as the possible cause of a fire aboard one of its passenger jets at Gimhae International Airport on Jan.

An airline from South Korea is introducing a ban on carrying power banks in carry-on luggage. This is a consequence of a plane fire on the runway in January. Air Busan, a South Korean airline, has announced a ban on carrying power banks in carry-on luggage placed in the overhead bins.

Hong Kong expert says expansion of measure to other airlines will depend on further risk assessments by trade groups and carriers.