A number of Asian airlines have added their name to the growing list refusing to carry new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in checked luggage.
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This follows reports of the device exploding during or after charging, and its recall by the manufacturers.
Dubai’s largest Middle East air carrier said it was complying with the country’s civil aviation authority calling for excluding the device, said Agence France-Presse.
Meanwhile, Samsung has urged owners of the Galaxy Note 7, which was launched just last month, to turn the devices off and take them in for an exchange.
Samsung Electronics New Zealand is following its global counterpart and encouraging all Note7 customers to stop using the device and return it for a replacement.
Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones last week after a U.S. family’s jeep caught fire due to the explosion of the phone. Within the two weeks of its sale, the South Korean company had found 35 such cases where batteries were found to be prone to catch fire.
America’s aviation regulator – the Federal Aviation Administration – issued its warning against the Note 7 on Thursday, with m any airlines, including Australia’s Qantas, immediately enforcing its advice. It did so after USA aviation safety officials warned airline passengers not to turn on or charge the phone during flights or put them in checked bags.
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Samsung looks to be taking a hard-line on recalling its Galaxy Note 7, with plans to remotely deactivate any handsets not returned by 30 September.
