India bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from Flights; Joins US, Australia and others

Airline passengers will be banned from using or charging their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phablets on planes, and won't be permitted to keep the devices in their check-in baggages. India has now joined United States, Australia, Singapore and others in prohibiting the utilization of Samsung's Galaxy Note7 on airlines.

The Note 7 has a 3,500 mAh lithium-ion battery which is of higher limit than average telephones in the market and it gets heated up. Essentially, utilization of power banks has additionally been banned. These devices are just permitted to be allowed in hand bags in switched off state.

(1/2) #TravelUpdate As per notice from the DGCA, guests will not be allowed to carry Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones

— Jet Airways (@jetairways) September 9, 2016

There were reports that a few telephones were exploding or catching flame during or not long after charging. Samsung later explained this happened because of the shortcoming on a bunch of batteries supplied to them. Samsung has reviewed millions of devices and itself has requested that clients quit using the phone. According to reports, more than 30 instances of flame have been reported as such.

The irony here is Samsung hasn't even started selling the Galaxy Note7 in India, yet. The phablet was scheduled to go down by Sept. 2 but the company postponed it in the midst of the battery disaster.

Travel Advisory: We request our 6EFlyers to carry their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices in hand luggage as it's carriage in>>

— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) September 10, 2016

The advisory comes in the midst of a global ban on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note7. A month in the wake of unveiling the Note7, the South Korean company declared that it was halting sales of the phone as it had discovered about three-dozen instances of Note7's battery heating or exploding. The company hasn't issued a review of the device from its existing clients yet has prompted them to quit using the Galaxy Note7.

Airlines, including Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia, have banned the utilization of the device. Australian transporters have likewise banned the smartphone, even in switched off state, from being connected to flights' USB ports.

As per DGCA notice, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device cannot be in checked in luggage (1/2)

— Vistara (@airvistara) September 10, 2016

The timing of the ban has been particularly fateful for Samsung, as just a week later its global opponent Apple divulged its flagship smartphones. Typically, this is additionally reflecting on Samsung's shares, which have fallen by as much as 5.5 percent since August 24. On Friday, the company's shares tumbled by 3.9 percent, wiping out about $19 billion in the company's market value.