All Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones banned from US air travel

[NinerL]

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Saturday at noon EDT (1600 GMT) under an emergency order, regulators said on Friday after numerous reports of the devices catching fire.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday because of incidents where the phones began smoking or caught fire, dealing a huge blow to its reputation. The decision to scrap the Note 7 came after reports of fires in replacement devices prompted a new round of warnings from regulators, phone carriers and airlines.

The order from the U.S. Transportation Department and other agencies bars owners from carrying on the devices or stowing them in checked baggage during flights.

"We recognize that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

"We are taking this additional step because even one fire incident inflight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives at risk."

The Transportation Department warned that passengers who packed the devices in checked luggage raised the risk of "a catastrophic incident."

"Anyone violating the ban may be subject to criminal prosecution in addition to fines," the department said in a press statement.

Via Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-smartphones-idUSKBN12E2BC

It's going to be annoying trying to explain to flight attendants and TSA agents that your S6 is not a Note 7. lol 

[vanished]

Good, now they just need to be banned from other things to round up the remaining ones

[pcshme33]

i thought bombs were already banned from coming onto planes?

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

PS, can you please give some of your own opinion on this?  Helps to get the conversation started among other things  (and it's in the rules so...)

"My opinion is that explosives should not be banned from planes"

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Enderman said:

"My opinion is that explosives should not be banned from planes"

Was about to ship my samsung washing machine

[DrMikeNZ]

5 minutes ago, EnemySp0tt3d said:

i thought bombs were already banned from coming onto planes?

As long as your lithium bombs are limited to 100 Whr each, you can pretty much take as many as you want onto planes (rules vary depending on country and airline).

 

If the Note 7 is powerful enough to take down a plane, then banning the Note 7 specifically does not resolve the underlying risk of lithium bombs. All devices with lithium batteries should be banned from airlines until a suitable non-explosive/flammable replacement can be implemented. This includes but is not limited to phones, tablets, laptops and Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

[Beskamir]

But technically any battery can be an explosive:

Link for those that want to mouse over: https://xkcd.com/651/