Why a Midflight Plane Turned Around for a Lost Phone
Last week, an Air France flight heading to the Caribbean turned back to Paris due to a passenger who couldn’t find their mobile phone. The decision was made as a "precaution" to prevent potential risks associated with an unattended device possibly overheating. This marks the second time this month that such action has been taken for a Caribbean-bound Air France plane over concerns related to phones containing lithium-ion batteries. Airlines worldwide continue to address these fire hazards posed by electronic devices equipped with these types of batteries. In the latest incident, both passengers and crew were unable to locate the mobile phone once the aircraft departed from Paris Orly Airport shortly after midday on March 21. The Boeing 777 performed a turn and made circles off the French coastline before returning to the same airport, as reported by the flight-tracking platform FlightAware. The aircraft returned to its starting point just over two hours following dep...