This is even as the FAA warned passengers not to turn on, charge or put their phones in their check-bags during flights, because of concerns about the device, which has now been singled out as a potential airborne fire hazard.
Also, Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have offered similar advice to customers, with Qantas “requesting that passengers who own [the devices] do not switch on or charge them in-flight”.
The statement is coming barely a week after Samsung, announced a global recall and replacement program for millions of Galaxy Note 7 devices because of batteries exploding or catching fire.
Intervening on the ban, the International Air Transportation Association states, revealed that Samsung are not the first company to have battery problems.
The never-seen-before step of singling out Galaxy Note 7 by the U.S. air-safety regulators on board airliners, have now dealt another blow to the technology giant’s smartphone recovery efforts.
The situation is quite embarrassing for one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers, but they have acted strongly in a pragmatic fashion by offering all customers a replacement Note 7 as a precaution.