The airline advised that the device can be taken on board in a person’s carry-on luggage or on their person, but they must not be used once on board. “We sincerely hope for our passengers’ full cooperation, as the safety of everyone onboard our flights remains our utmost priority”, it added.
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The battery debacle heated up on Thursday when the FAA warned airline passengers to not turn on, charge or even stow away the phones during flight.
On Friday, Samsung Electronics America asked Note 7 owners to shut off their phones and exchange them for another device. After being criticized for not issuing an official recall, Samsung now says that it is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A probe indicated that the rechargeable lithium batteries, produced by one of its suppliers, were the cause of the fires.
Vietnam has joined multiple countries, including Australia, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates, in banning the Galaxy Note 7 on board. Many airlines are also asking the passengers to turn off the smartphone and put it in the check-in baggage. The fire-prone of this latest model of Samsung has driven lots of controversies for the Korean conglomerate which has made it stop the shipment in the middle.
“We also ban passengers to recharge the battery of the device on the plane”.
Advisory was issued following the reports that count of Note 7 devices exploded during charging.
No cases have been reported in New Zealand, but all phone providers are cooperating with Samsung’s recall. Samsung SDI was responsible for about 65% of the Note 7 batteries.
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was released on August 19 and quickly became a must buy for many people as the impressive device brought a number of improvements and received good reviews.
