An EasyJet flight bound for London was forced to divert to Rome after a passenger told crew they had left a device charging from a power bank in their hold luggage, the airline told CNN.
Flight EZY2618 departed from Hurghada, a popular Egyptian tourist destination on the Red Sea, on Tuesday.
FlightAware data shows the plane cruising at 10,980 meters (around 36,000 feet) until three and a half hours into the flight, when the plane diverts to the Italian capital, landing at Rome Fiumicino at 11:33 p.m.
After crew were made aware of the power bank charging another device in the passenger’s luggage, “the Captain then took the decision to divert as a…