The incidents led Samsung Electronics Australia to voluntarily recall 51,060 Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in Australia in response to global concerns over the safety of the model.
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The IBTimes reported that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 might be banned in U.S. commercial flights. “We have no immediate plan to take action and will continue to monitor the situation”.
As a solution, folks at Samsung Australia are encouraging Galaxy Note 7 users to return their devices at the point of purchase, and use an alternative smartphone till a permanent answer to the explosion issue comes to the fore. Dean Cabena, a Qantas passenger traveling from Perth to Sydney, tweeted that the Australian carrier announced on flight that charging of Samsung Note 7 on the aircraft would not be allowed. Reports have since indicated that batteries manufactured by the company’s sister concern, Samsung SDI, may have been the reason behind the fires that have been reported from many parts of the world, including the U.S. However, even though the very first instance of a Galaxy Note 7 catching on fire in the U.S. came to light only recently, a new report out of SC now claims that a house fire in Horry County may well have originated from a Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.
Samsung Australia said in a statement that it had been in contact with Qantas and Virgin Australia following the product recall.
The FAA has not yet come to a final decision and USA airlines like Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have denied they are banning the device.
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Airlines have previously banned hoverboards from planes for similar reasons.
