After US, India Bans Flyers From Carrying Samsung Galaxy Note 7 In Check-In Luggage
Hours after the US authorities banned air passengers from carrying Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the Indian aviation watchdog has followed suit. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has banned the use of the device inside flights.
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"They will only be allowed to carry these devices in hand bags and keep them switched off during the entire duration of flights," DGCA Chief chief B S Bhullar said.
He said the decision was taken with safety in mind and would come into effect immediately.
The move comes after reports emerged that the battery of the recently announced high end device was frequently exploding.
Following the controversy the Korean tech giant had recalled millions of devices. Blaming the fault on a batch of batteries by one of its suppliers, Samsung has also offered to replace devices of all the existing customers.
Later it said overheating was the reason behind the battery explosions.?
"Based on our investigation, we learned that there was an issue with the battery cell. An overheating of the battery cell occurred when the anode-to-cathode came into contact, which is a very rare manufacturing process error".?
