At least 12 airlines have banned the Samsung Galaxy Note7 phone from checked luggage after reports of exploding batteries in the phone model.
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According to Korean media reports, Samsung has turned to an outside source for replacement batteries for the Note 7. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it was working with the agency and asked customers to immediately turn in their Note 7 phones.
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.
“Garuda Indonesia asks all passengers not to operate mobile phone during flight due to the advisory from the FAA on the use of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone”, he said in a statement.
PIA isn’t the the only airliner that has banned Note 7 on flights, earlier UAE, India, Australia and various other countries banned the usage of Note 7 devices on all national airlines.
On September 8, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FFA) warned travelers against using or charging the latest edition of Samsung’s flagship handset while on board, as well as putting them among checked baggage.
Qantas and Virgin Australia also told customers not to use or charge the devices on their planes. The Note series is one of Samsung’s most expensive, and demand for the phone had been high. In the interim, consumers can return their Note 7 for another device, such as the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge.
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Samsung has reported a total of 35 cases where the Note 7 has caught fire, a lot of them occurring when the device is being charged. Samsung is the world’s top smartphone maker, outpacing its American rival Apple.
