Plane makes unexpected Boston landing after iPad found jammed in seat

A flight carrying hundreds had to divert after someone's tablet got stuck in a business class seat

CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty ImagesA flight from LA to Munich had to divert when someone's tablet became jammed in a business class seat.The Lufthansa Airbus A380 flight diverted to Boston over fears the lithium battery would overheat.The diversion meant a three-hour delay to the passengers' journey.A Lufthansa flight carrying 461 passengers had to divert after someone's tablet became "jammed" in a business-class seat.The Airbus A380 took off f…

Plane makes unexpected Boston landing after iPad found jammed in seat

Lufthansa said the flight crew and air traffic controllers were concerned about the iPad overheating and causing a fire.

Vanishing iPad forces Lufthansa A380 to divert to Boston over battery fire risk

A Lufthansa A380 (reg. D- AIMC)en route from Los Angeles to Munich was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Boston on 23 April after a passenger’s iPad became lodged inside a Business Class seat, raising fears of a potential lithium battery fire. Flight LH453 had been airborne for about three hours and was over […]

Vanishing iPad Forces Lufthansa A380 From Los Angeles to Divert to Boston Over Mid-Flight Fire Fears

An Airbus A380 operated by German flag carrier Lufthansa with as many as 509 passengers onboard was forced to divert to Boston after a passenger lost their iPad in one of the Business Class seats onboard the double-deck superjumbo, creating fears of a potential inflight blaze. The plane was flying from Los Angeles to Munich and had already reached a remote region of central Canada when the pilots made the decision to make an unscheduled stopover…

Lufthansa A380 stops off in Boston after tablet jams in seat

A Munich-bound Lufthansa Airbus A380 was diverted to Boston after departing Los Angeles Airport (LAX), due to an electronic tablet jammed in a business class seat.   Lufthansa flight LH453 was in the air for around three hours on April 24, 2025, when the flight crew and air traffic control elected to divert it to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)  Lufthansa told AeroTime that, when the decision was made to divert the A380, registered D-AI…

A lost iPad in business class forces an A380 aircraft from Los Angeles to divert to Boston

A Lufthansa flight from LAX to Munich, Germany diverted after the crew had concerns about a lost iPad.The flight LH453 departed Los Angles LAX airport Wednesday, April 23 2025 at 17:27 PDT to Munich, Germany.The A380 aircraft, registration D-AIMC, climbed to 35,000 feet for a Northern route over Canada then Greenland. While cruising over Manitoba, Canada, the crew was informed the iPad of a business class passenger had disappeared according to T…