The power bank fire aboard the IndiGo 6E 6115 has also sparked questions on what the airline says about bringing electronic items with you as cabin baggage, and the risks associated with it.

The power bank fire aboard the IndiGo 6E 6115 has also sparked questions on what the airline says about bringing electronic items with you as cabin baggage, and the risks associated with it.

The power bank fire aboard the IndiGo 6E 6115 has also sparked questions on what the airline says about bringing electronic items with you as cabin baggage, and the risks associated with it.

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Chennai was diverted to Hyderabad on Sunday after an "electronic device" malfunctioned and sparked a fire onboard.

Flight 6E 6115, operating from Delhi to Chennai on October 11, 2026, then landed safely at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad, Hyderabad, following the flight scare.

Visuals from the aircraft fire show passengers scrambling to put out the fire from an electronic device in a bag—reportedly a power bank—placed in the overhead cabin baggage hold, with one person seen using what looked like clothes, and then other backpacks, to douse the flames.

It also showed them successfully putting out the fire ahead of the cabin crew coming to inspect the situation, though some reports claim that it was the cabin crew that put out the blaze using an extinguisher.

"The cabin crew responded promptly and the situation was brought under control ... In line with established protocols, the pilots diverted the flight and landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad," an IndiGo statement read.

It added that an alternative aircraft was arranged for the passengers to continue their journey to Chennai.

This has again sparked questions on what the airline says about bringing electronic items with you as cabin baggage, and the risks associated with it.

According to IndiGo's baggage policy, power banks and spare/loose lithium batteries are permitted only in hand baggage—for both international and domestic flights.

However, the policy also points out a crucial condition for bringing them onboard—that they "must remain within the passenger's personal reach at all times", such as under the seat, in the seat pocket, or carried on one's person.

It again adds that they "must not be stowed in overhead compartments or checked baggage"—a rule that, in this case, was reportedly not followed.

IndiGo may allow a passenger to carry a maximum of two spare lithium-ion batteries as well—including power banks—which have a rating of up to 100 watt-hours (Wh), subject to security clearance at the airport.

Up to two 100-160 Wh batteries are also allowed, but "only if (they) are used for portable medical devices", and approved at the check-in counter.

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