Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones banned on RJ flights
16-10-2016 01:39 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Royal Jordanian (RJ) banned as of Sunday all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices, including recalled and replacement devices, on all its flights.
The national carrier announced in a statement that passengers, who possess a Samsung Galaxy Note7 device, are not allowed to transport the device on their person, in carry-on baggage or in checked baggage on all RJ flights.
The ban includes all Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices, it said, adding that the phones also cannot be shipped as air cargo. Device owners have experienced documented incidents of dangerous evolution of heat with both recalled and replacement Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices.
The ban follows an emergency order that was issued on October 14 by the US Department of Transportation, with the Federal Aviation Administration and the pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation in the United States.