KLM ex-CEO accused of illegal power bank use causing onboard fire

The significance here is less about the fire itself than about enforcement: an airline pursuing a criminal complaint against its own former chief executive signals that cabin rules on lithium batteries are being treated as hard lines rather than soft guidance. The case puts a spotlight on how carriers police power-bank use among passengers and staff alike, at a time when such devices are ubiquitous in cabins. Whether prosecutors take up the complaint, and how KLM handles the internal fallout, is the open question worth watching.