See Reasons Why Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Was Banned From Planes
According to a Financial Times report, airlines including Quantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia no longer allow customers to use or charge the devices during flights.
Although customers will still be able to bring the phones on flights, the ban extends to the phones being plugged in to flight entertainment systems where USB ports are available.
The recall follows reports of the $885 phone igniting while charging - an embarrassing blow to Samsung, which prides itself on its manufacturing prowess and had been banking on the devices to add momentum to a recovery in its mobile business.
Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone vendor, has sold 2.5 million of the premium devices so far.
"Following Samsung Australia's recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 personal electronic device we are requesting that passengers who own them do not switch on or charge them in flight," a Qantas spokesman said in an emailed statement.
Samsung Australia said in a statement that it had liaised with Qantas and Virgin Australia following the recall.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is considering its response to the Samsung recall and "working on guidance related to this issue," according to a FAA statement quoted by technology website Gizmodo.
Airlines have previously banned hoverboards from planes due to battery-fire risks now Samsung Note 7 is on the line.
Widespread reports of the phones catching fire or exploding during or after charging has led to Samsung recalling 2.5 million phones and replacing them with ones fitted with a different battery at a cost of about $1 billion. The FAA news led to Samsung's shares falling 2.9% earlier today before recovering slightly. Samsung has not yet initiated an official recall with the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the U.S.
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Below are a few pictures of the damaged phones.
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