A Spirit Airlines flight was safely diverted to Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, March 1, after the crew reported a battery fire in an overhead bin. The Airbus 320 departed Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday around 12:30pm and was .
What was the item that caused the Spirit Airlines Flight to make an emergency stop? Bringing lithium-ion batteries on flights is still a bad idea. A battery-operated vape device suddenly caught on fire in a Spirit Airline mid-flight, forcing the airliner to make an emergency stop to extinguish and investigate the fire's source.
A Spirit Airlines flight headed for Orlando had to make an emergency stop in Jacksonville because of a fire on board. Fire Rescue officials say it was lithium-Ion batteries that started the flames.