In a Facebook post on Monday, PAL said it started prohibiting the charging and use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices on all flights on September 9, “in compliance with the directive of the International Air Transport Association”. We are expediting replacement devices so that they can be provided through the exchange program as conveniently as possible and in compliance with related regulations.
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In a separate statement yesterday, Samsung asked consumers in South Korea to discontinue the use of their Galaxy Note7 phones and visit one of the company’s service centres for the recall process. 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. Samsung plans to provide Galaxy Note 7 devices with new batteries in South Korea starting on September 19. As this decision was taken by the Airlines because of the faulty batteries in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 caused some handsets to explode the Pakistan International Airlines which has imposed a ban on carrying this smartphone in flights.
The national flag carrier’s warning comes as other worldwide airlines, such as Qantas, Virgin Austra¬lia and Etihad, have also taken similar steps, asking customers to not to use or charge Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 during flights. “We are asking users to power down their Galaxy Note7s and exchange them now”, said Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America, in an official statement.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also advised against packing the phones into any checked-in luggage.
The growing list of other airlines that have imposed the same ban includes Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Etihad and Virgin Australia.
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Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Friday issued a ban on the in-flight use and battery charging of the recently re-called Samsung Galaxy Note 7, following a directive from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority.
