Air travellers are being warned not to use theirSamsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on
planes after the company recalled the devices
over complaints the batteries can catch fire .
“In light of recent incidents and concerns
raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note
7 devices , the Federal Aviation
Administration strongly advises
passengers not to turn on or charge these
devices on board aircraft and not to stow
them in any checked baggage , ” the FAA
said late Thursday in the U .S .
According to BBC , l ast week , Samsung ordered
a global recall of the jumbo phones after its
investigation of explosion reports found the
rechargeable lithium batteries were at fault. In
one case , a family in St. Petersburg, Florida ,
reported a Galaxy Note 7 phone left charging in
their Jeep caught fire , destroying the vehicle .
Samsung said a week ago that it was halting
sales of the Note 7 and would recall 2. 5 million
devices in 10 countries , including South Korea
and the U . S. The company will replace them
with new Note 7 phones.
Samsung was responding to dozens of
complaints from customers that their phones
had caught fire while charging . It said it had
investigated the issue and found a problem
with the batteries in a small number of Note 7
devices .
Samsung has said customers who have
already bought the phone will be able to swap
it for a new one and that it would take about
two weeks to prepare replacement devices .
