Industry tracker Gizmodo reported that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is considering a ban on Samsung’s Note 7 smartphones on flights.
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As such, you can still take the Galaxy Note 7 with you on flights, but with Samsung having apparently failed to follow US recall protocol, the FAA, and other agencies have some paramount decisions to make in the coming days. Damages to the hotel room were estimated to be just shy of $1,400.
In the United Kingdom, the exchange programme will see customers get contacted by the provider or operator they received their Galaxy Note 7 from, who will then arrange for an exchange.
T-Mobile US, in a statement, has said it would also waive restocking and shipping charges to customers who want to return the recalled phone.
“Samsung is taking a proactive approach to address customer needs around the Note 7”, said Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America.
It wasn’t immediately clear how major USA airlines would respond to the announcement by the FAA, which has previously warned that fires caused by the type of batteries found in cellphones can be very hard to extinguish aboard planes.
“Following the world wide recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 Personal Electronic Device (PED), we are requesting that passengers do not charge them inflight”, the spokesman said.
Finally, good news for customers with defective Samsung Galaxy Note7 in the UAE.
While this problem doesn’t affect every Galaxy Note 7, there have been 35 cases reported of the battery suffering from spontaneously combustion. The usage ban stems from reports of Galaxy Note 7 devices overheating while charging and exploding into flames. As per the company, the new Note 7 smartphone has battery cell issue.
While you can still carry your Galaxy Note 7 on board the plane, you are not allowed to use it before and during flights, and probably even when you land.
Delta Air Lines Inc, the No. 2 USA airline by passenger traffic, said it is still studying the issue.
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The FAA alleges that Samsung did not communicate through the proper channels, it was meant to go through Americas US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
