MAJOR commercial airlines banned the use and charging of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 during flights after the Korean company recalled the phone model due to safety concerns over its batteries which have caught fire during charging and normal use.
CEB stated that Galaxy Note 7 devices must also not be stowed in checked baggage, but may be hand-carried as long as the device is turned off at all times inside the aircraft.
The Philippine Airlines management on Monday also came up with the same policy after three Australian airlines earlier banned passengers from using or charging the mobile device during flights due to concerns over the phone’s fire-prone batteries.
In December last year, major airlines also prohibited passengers to bring hoverboards and other similar self-balancing cart, on board its aircraft.
The airlines stated that hoverboards run on high-powered lithium-ion batteries, which have been widely reported to have a tendency to overheat or spontaneously ignite.
