This has left Samsung to a recall that is expected to cost the company and the battery supplier in the area of $1 billion to make right.
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“We are requesting that passengers who own them do not switch on or charge them in flight”, a Qantas spokesman said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Samsung was first forced to halt sales and issue a recall for all of its well-received Galaxy Note 7 “phablets” after an influx of reports that the smartphone’s battery was catching fire and exploding. The company identified the batteries made by Samsung SDI as the cause of these explosions and chose to recall all 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 units that were shipped to retail partners and consumers.
For those of you who are still holding onto your device, you should definitely consider returning it.
The smartphone was announced in India last month for Rs. 59,990 and later it was up for pre-order in India. But one after another Galaxy Note 7 battery explosions while charging have dealt a big blow to the Korean company’s reputation. The recall schedules vary across countries.
“If the device is recalled by the manufacturer, airline crew and passengers will not be able to bring recalled batteries or electronics that contain recalled batteries in the cabin of an aircraft, or in carry-on and checked baggage”.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was originally set to launch in South Africa on 2 September, but was delayed to 23 September due to overwhelming global demand.
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“There have been a small number of cases reported globally and we are now conducting a thorough inspection with our suppliers to identify possible affected batteries in the market”.
