Carriers in Australia, Asia and Europe put the phone on a prohibited list
over the weekend, which comes after the US banned the device last week.
Carriers flying to the US inevitably had to follow suit, but the bans are
spreading worldwide.
In addition to several flag carriers taking action, Air Berlin, Dragonair
and Virgin Australia now have bans.
Qantas and its discount carrier Jetstar said in a statement: "The ban
applies to devices being carried onto the aircraft, in carry-on baggage as well
as check-in luggage."
Virgin Australia issued a similar announcement, but added that passengers
were "strongly advised" not to bring the Note 7 phone to airports.
Air Berlin has banned the phones with immediate effect. Larger German rival
Lufthansa has a ban on flights to the US, but is reportedly planning to impose
the restriction across all flights soon.
Singapore Airlines said on its Facebook page that "the Galaxy Note 7
smartphone will be prohibited from being brought on board all our flights in
person, in carry-on baggage or checked-in baggage with effect from 16
October".
Samsung recalled around 2.5 million phones in September after complaints of
exploding batteries.
While it later insisted that all replaced devices were safe, there were
reports that those phones were catching fire too.
The company then said it would stop Galaxy Note 7 production.
Source| BBC
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