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19th Oct 2016

Leading airlines ban exploding smartphone.

A number of leading airlines have now banned Samsung’s troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone over the fire risks posed by the device’s lithium-ion battery. This is not a blanket ban and all routes are not affected so anyone planning on travelling with this phone in their possession should check with the individual airline prior to travel.

The airlines imposing bans and restrictions include:

Nippon Airways

Japan Airlines

Air Berlin

Lufthansa

Alitalia

British Airways

Asiana

Cathay Pacific

Singapore Airlines

China Airlines

EVA Air

AirAsia

Korean Air

Australian and New Zealand airlines have banned the phone from all planes