A KLM flight turned around after a power bank caught fire, and it belonged to the airline's ex-CEO

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What just happened? A KLM flight from Amsterdam to Curaçao returned to the Netherlands after a portable charger caught fire in the business-class cabin. The incident underscores how a small battery failure can become a major operational issue on a long-haul flight, especially when an aircraft is far from its destination. It also put a former KLM chief executive at the center of an incident that highlighted the airline industry's growing focus on portable power banks.

The power bank belonged to Camiel Eurlings, the former chief executive of KLM. The fire started nearly six hours into the flight, while the aircraft was over the Atlantic Ocean. The device left marks on Eurlings' business-class seat and the window blind beside it.

The timing added to the disruption. Returning to the Netherlands required passengers to...

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