Menurut siaran pers yang dirilis maskapai Qantas, pada saat kejadian seorang pramugari telah berhasil memadamkan iPhone 4 yang sedang 'marah' tersebut dan seluruh penumpang serta awak dalam kondisi selamat. Kejadian aneh tapi tidak langka (sepertinya pernah terjadi dulu) sekarang sedang diselidiki oleh Badan Keselamatan Transportasi Australia atau ATSB serta Otoritas Keselamatan Penerbangan Sipil atau CASA dan membawa iPhone yang sudah dalam kondisi rusak berat untuk diteliti lebih lanjut.

MEDIA RELEASE

MOBILE PHONE SELF COMBUSTION

Regional Express (Rex) flight ZL319 operating from Lismore to Sydney today had an occurrence after landing, when a passenger's mobile phone started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow.

In accordance with company standard safety procedures, the Flight Attendant carried out recovery actions immediately and the red glow was extinguished successfully.

All passengers and crew on board were unharmed.

The matter has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) as well as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for investigation and directions.

The mobile phone in question appears to be an Apple iPhone (see picture below) and has been handed over to ATSB for analysis.
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