Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone Banned From All U.S. Flights

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 was today banned from all airplanes and flights in the United States by the Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. It is now labeled as a "forbidden hazardous material" under the Federal Hazardous Material Regulations.

Individuals who own or possess a Samsung Galaxy Note7 device may not transport the device on their person, in carry-on baggage, or in checked baggage on flights to, from, or within the United States. This prohibition includes all Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices.

The Department of Transportation has issued an emergency order that will prevent the devices from being taken on a flight even when powered down as of Saturday, October 15 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are no longer allowed in checked or carry-on luggage and cannot be shipped as air cargo.

"We recognize that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "We are taking this additional step because even one fire incident inflight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives at risk."

Customers who attempt to bring a Galaxy Note 7 on a flight could have their devices confiscated and could face fines. Those who attempt to evade the ban by putting their smartphone in their checked luggage could be subject to criminal prosecution in addition to fines.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7
The official flight ban comes just days after Samsung permanently discontinued production of the Galaxy Note 7 and asked its carrier partners around the world to cease selling the device following reports that "safe" replacement Galaxy Note 7 devices were also catching on fire.

Samsung has not yet discovered the defect affecting the new devices and has not been able to reproduce the issue in house, but it has been forced to scrap the Galaxy Note 7 due to consumer outcry and regulatory investigations.

Samsung has asked Galaxy Note 7 owners, both with original and replacement devices, to power them down immediately and return them for a full refund. All four of the major carriers in the United States are allowing customers to return their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones for other smartphones, such as the iPhone 7.

Ending production and sales of the Galaxy Note 7 is expected to cost Samsung upwards of $2.3 billion, on top of negative public perception.

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Top Rated Comments

Suckfest 9001 Avatar
114 months ago
Although I'm an Apple user, Im kinda disappointed that this blog only posts about negative things about Apple competitors. Samsung has announced last night that they'd compensate G Note 7 buyers with $25 credit for other manufacturer's phones or up to $100 for another Samsung phone.
Not that that would relieve the horror this incident may have caused, i really hope Macrumors would give us "balanced" info.
Yes I know this is a Apple-Biased site, but that doesn't mean the journalists should give myopic views to its readers.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/samsung-offers-note-7-recall-customers-100-in-credit-to-stay-loyal.2006468/unread

They did report on that............

The only thing myopic here is your research methods.
Score: 64 Votes (Like | Disagree)
RDeckard Avatar
114 months ago
So are macrumors members. It's called petulance.
I'd call it Schadenfreude.

Apple wouldn't make an ad about Samsung's misfortune, but I'd bet a lot of money that if Apple had this dumpster fire of a fiasco... Samsung would be dancing with joy, running the type of petulant ads that Samsung is famous for.
Score: 51 Votes (Like | Disagree)
keysofanxiety Avatar
114 months ago
So are macrumors members. It's called petulance.
Oh please. We've seen your previous posts. If this had happened to Apple, you'd be crowing about it until the cows come home.
Score: 47 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Suckfest 9001 Avatar
114 months ago
Nothing like frightening the public in order to justify your job. Not to mention adding to the ignorance of the public about flight dangers in general. Sigh.

So if "even one" incident is a high risk, then why haven't they heeded previous calls to ban electronics, calls that arose after iPhones caught fire on airplanes?

(Answer: because they know that cabin smartphone fires are (and have been each time) easily handled, and the mass public would have a hissy fit if the majority couldn't use their smartphones and tablets onboard.)

Couldn't he just ban it without resorting to Chicken Little language?
Sorry, your favoritest phone in the whole wide world catches fire. Being mad about it isn't going to help. :(
Score: 45 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thisisnotmyname Avatar
114 months ago
"forbidden hazardous material," that's a label you don't want applied to your consumer electronics product. ouch!
Score: 35 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Bbqthis Avatar
114 months ago
Although I'm an Apple user, Im kinda disappointed that this blog only posts about negative things about Apple competitors. Samsung has announced last night that they'd compensate G Note 7 buyers with $25 credit for other manufacturer's phones or up to $100 for another Samsung phone.
Not that that would relieve the horror this incident may have caused, i really hope Macrumors would give us "balanced" info.
Yes I know this is a Apple-Biased site, but that doesn't mean the journalists should give myopic views to its readers.
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/13/samsung-note-7-customers-100-credit-stay-loyal/
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)