Before the issue of battery explosions emerged, supplies were not keeping up with higher-than-expected demand for the smartphone.
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“[Samsung] told me this is the first case in Australia”, the Australian adds.
Samsung launched the latest version of the Note series in August.
It said it had investigated the issue and found a problem with the batteries in a small number of Note 7 devices.
A Qantas spokesperson said: “Following the worldwide recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 Personal Electronic Device (PED), we are requesting that passengers do not charge them inflight”. Galaxy Note 7 sales have not started in India, and we have delayed sales to alleviate any safety concerns.
Samsung has been in the news for the past few days, after it made a decision to conduct a global recall of it’s recently launched Galaxy Note 7.
Samsung has urged customers to return their devices, which have a known fault with the Lithium-ion battery.
Samsung SDI is reported to have supplied around 70 percent of batteries used in the Galaxy Note 7.
Melbourne business analyst Tham Hua said his Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone had shown no signs of overheating before it erupted into flames while connected to the power point beside his hotel bed on Monday.
Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have already banned passengers from using the Galaxy Note 7 on flights following Samsung’s decision to recall the phones.
The Federal Aviation Administration is warning USA travelers not to charge or use their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flight – and not to put them in checked baggage, either.
The Federal Aviation Administration has advised passengers not to turn on or charge their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on board aircraft, following reports of exploding batteries in the device made by Samsung Electronics.
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Air France KLM SA said its flight attendants will instruct passengers not to use the phones at all during flight “in order to limit our exposure to this risk”.
