The Pakistan International Airlines on Sunday asked passengers not to bring Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 on its carriers, a move that followed the similar bans by multiple airlines because of the risk of batteries exploding in “phablet” smartphone.
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Samsung announced a voluntary recall of all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and many had issues with how the company managed the recall operation, since the Consumer Product Safety Commission wasn’t involved. The latest statement from the company puts things more clearly: “We are asking users to power down their Galaxy Note7s and exchange them now”. “New Note7 replacement devices will be issued to exchange program participants upon completion of the CPSC process”.
Meanwhile, civil aviation authorities in the Emirates have banned Galaxy Note 7 on all its national carriers.
Samsung said on Friday it plans to resume sales of new Galaxy Note 7 devices in Australia in early October, but it is not clear when new sales will resume in other markets.
“We were also told that every recalled phone will be remotely deactivated after September 30th”. This morning, New York Times reporter Mike Isaac tweeted that his airline verbally warned passengers to power off and stow the recalled device.
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also advised against packing the phones into any checked-in luggage. The Transport Ministry also revised its previous “ok” to use the phone on planes.
Along with the recall, Samsung has been forced to delay the handset’s planned release this month in several European countries including France.
This restriction to Samsung Galaxy Note 7 onboard all aircraft comes after numerous reports of the devices’ battery exploding.
The company has already lost a great opportunity to get ahead of its big rival Apple, which unveiled the iPhone 7 last week.
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Since then, a number of scary incidents involving batteries on Galaxy Note 7 phones have popped up. “The safety and satisfaction of our customers is Samsung’s top priority”.
