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[ArtHands]

it is a developing story. Various airlines from several countries are announcing the ban/discourage of using and charging of Galaxy Note 7 on flights.

Seems the various airlines has implemented various extends of the bans (some won't let you check in). In general they are calling the passengers to not turn it on and not charge it on flight.

Japan: all airlines
India: all airlines
Singapore: Singapore Airlines (and its subsidiaries SilkAir, Tigerair and Scoot), Tiger Airways
Australia: Virgin Australia, Qantas, Jetstar
UK Britain: Easyjet
Germany: Air Berlin
China/Taiwan: China Airlines, EVA Airways
France: Air France KLM
United States: Delta, American, United Airlines
United Arab Emirates: Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, flydubai, Oman Air
Thailand: Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, AirAsia, AirAsia X
Denmark-Norway-Sweden: Scandinavian Airlines
Philippines: Cebu Pacific
Pakistan: PIA
Indonesia: Garuda Indonesia
Malaysia: Maswings
Trinidad and Tobago: Caribbean Airlines
Qatar: Qatar Airways
Hong Kong: Dragonair, Cathay Pacific
New Zealand: Air New Zealand
Canada: Porter Airlines, Air Canada Cargo, Finnair Cargo
Slovenia: Adria Airways
Russia: Aeroflot

American (AAL.O), Delta (DAL.N) and United (UAL.N) - to start telling passengers at the gate and on board aircraft to keep the phones switched off until they deplane.

http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/n...used-on-planes-japans-regulators-warn-1456733

http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/n...-7-use-banned-on-all-flights-in-india-1456734

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/samsung-note-7-usage-now-banned-singapore-airlines-075526635.html

http://www.areamobile.de/news/40248...h-zur-nutzung-des-samsung-smartphones-an-bord

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...rom-putting-galaxy-note-7-phones/3114840.html

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/samsung-says-expedite-u-galaxy-133134522.html

http://time.com/money/4486282/samsung-galaxy-note-7-phone-fire/

https://www.informationng.com/2016/09/samsung-galaxy-note-7-banned-on-emirates-planes.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/tech/smartphones/emirates-bans-samsung-galaxy-note-7-on-its-planes

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/THAI-other-airlines-ban-Samsungs-Note-7-phone-30295040.html

http://www.dailysabah.com/technolog...oding-samsung-galaxy-note-7-phones-on-flights

http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/104793/cebu-pacific-issues-ban-on-samsung-galaxy-note-7-in-flights

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...note-7-on-its-planes/articleshow/54282445.cms

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1083653/bangkok-airways-airasia-airasia-x-ban-galaxy-note-7

http://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2016/09/11/garuda-indonesia-bans-samsung-galaxy-note7.html

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/m...-bans-use-of-samsung-galaxy-note-7-on-flights

http://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/ne...bean-airlines-bans-flight-use-samsung-note-7/

http://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-bans-charging-galaxy-note-7-on-flights-3466270.html

http://www.gulf-times.com/story/512345/Qatar-Airways-bans-Galaxy-Note-7-as-checked-baggag

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...nair-ban-use-new-samsung-galaxy-phones-planes

http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/air-nz-joins-other-airlines-samsung-galaxy-note-7-ban-ck-194150

https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/09/09/airline-passengers-warned-not-to-use-samsung-note-7.html

http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/tec...use-of-galaxy-note-7-on-flights-35051685.html

https://************/business/359414-aeroflot-samsung-galaxy-note/

http://www.traveldailymedia.com/241187/gulf-airlines-ban-use-of-note-7-on-aircraft/

 

[Palmer_v1]

Note 7 users are basically inadvertent terrorists?

 

[ArtHands]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...rom-putting-galaxy-note-7-phones/3114840.html

China Airlines and EVA Airways has confirmed to banning of both using and charging of Note 7 on flights.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

If I were an airline executive and I knew a device like this had the potential to take down one of my aircraft and kill hundreds of people, I wouldn't sleep at night without extra precautions keeping this thing out of the air.

 

[commedieu]

I saw a note 7 and a s3 in the closet making babies, and I saw one of the babies, and one of the babies looked at me.

 

[Yaboosh]

Lol, poor Samsung.

 

[fudgey_lumpkins]

I saw a note 7 and a s3 in the closet making babies, and I saw one of the babies, and one of the babies looked at me.

 

[Cookie18]

Jesus this is really bad for Samsung. I'd be an incredibly pissed Note 7 owner at this point. I almost went for a Note 7 but I'm glad I didn't.

 

[shintoki]

What's the issue?



And you're the boss.

 

[Zukuu]

Jesus this is really bad for Samsung. I'd be an incredibly pissed Note 7 owner at this point. I almost went for a Note 7 but I'm glad I didn't.

Why? You can get a new updated one. Most people seem to have missed the huge GLOBAL recall.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Samsung is getting slayed here.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Why? You can get a new updated one. Most people seem to have missed the huge GLOBAL recall.

You think the airline cares? They have enough shit to deal with without having someone say their phone has been replaced... plus you know, prove that replacement is 100% fine.

 

[Jeffrey]

jesus.


And apple basically tossed samsung an alley-oop pass this year...

anyone have a good gif of a failed alley oop?

 

[Cookie18]

Why? You can get a new updated one. Most people seem to have missed the huge GLOBAL recall.

Airlines don't care if you have a recalled one. It's banned even if you sent your phone in and got it replaced.

 

[razgriz417]

Airlines don't care if you have a recalled one. It's banned even if you sent your phone in and got it replaced.

Yup, theres no way airlines can train people to distinguish potentially faulty and new safe note 7s. There's a reason Samsung's stock lost $10billion in value today lol

http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-shares-unloaded-in-galaxy-note-7-fire-sale-1473428218

Investors wiped more than $10 billion off Samsung Electronics Co.’s market value Friday after air-safety regulators singled out the company’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as a potential fire hazard, prompting airlines to issue warnings to passengers.

 

[sfedai0]

This is a dagger in the heart for Samsung. Negative PR and the fact that folks looking to buy a new phone or upgrade will probably not wait around for Samsung to rectify this whole issue. The Note series is gonna take a serious hit thanks to this debacle.

 

[jts]

Why? You can get a new updated one. Most people seem to have missed the huge GLOBAL recall.

Yeah I'm sure that anxiously waiting weeks with a potentially dangerous device while Samsung produces a replacement, and being banned from using it or charging it on flights it's no reason to be pissed off at all! You get a new one! Wow thanks Samsung.

 

[numble]

Why? You can get a new updated one. Most people seem to have missed the huge GLOBAL recall.

Airlines don't care because it is hard to verify if it is a safe Galaxy Note 7. Notice that Chinese airlines have banned the phone even though Samsung said all the Galaxy Note 7s purchased in China are safe.

 

[Majine]

What a clusterfuck. I'd feel for them, but then I remembered it's Samsung.

 

[echoshifting]

Man I'm so glad I didn't buy one of these after all

 

[DOWN]

Why? You can get a new updated one. Most people seem to have missed the huge GLOBAL recall.

Let's not pretend this recall and flight bans is normal lmao

 

[kewlmyc]

What's the issue?



And you're the boss.

Shit catches on fire and explodes, yo.

That's pretty bad, especially on a plane in the middle of the sky.

 

[eyeball_kid]

This is a dagger in the heart for Samsung. Negative PR and the fact that folks looking to buy a new phone or upgrade will probably not wait around for Samsung to rectify this whole issue. The Note series is gonna take a serious hit thanks to this debacle.

Yeah, this story seems to keep rolling into a bigger snowball. It reminds me of the Audi acceleration issue in the '80s. Took years for people to trust their cars again. But then again Toyota seemed to rebound okay from their unintended acceleration debacle, so who knows. 2016 is such a flaming pile of bad news that people may not pay much attention.

 

[sfedai0]

Yeah, this story seems to keep rolling into a bigger snowball. It reminds me of the Audi acceleration issue in the '80s. Took years for people to trust their cars again. But then again Toyota seemed to rebound okay from their unintended acceleration debacle, so who knows. 2016 is such a flaming pile of bad news that people may not pay much attention.

Most recent comparison would probably be Chipotle. They revamped their whole prep techniques and even introduced new items, but when you are constantly bombarded with negative PR, people will forget about you and move on to the next best thing.

And people will pay attention when their own personal safety is compromised, at least in the short term.

 

[ArtHands]

my friend just send me this photo....silkair is banning Note 7 from being checked in.

 

[gimmmick]

Samsung finally creates the best phone it could possibly make, and this shit happens lol

 

[LOLDSFAN]

jesus.


And apple basically tossed samsung an alley-oop pass this year...

anyone have a good gif of a failed alley oop?

 

[darkwing]

Airlines don't care because it is hard to verify if it is a safe Galaxy Note 7. Notice that Chinese airlines have banned the phone even though Samsung said all the Galaxy Note 7s purchased in China are safe.

yup, no one is going to waste time checking model numbers in airports

 

[Kayhan]

While other phone manufactures are looking for that killer app that will take them to the top of the sales charts, Note7 IS the killer app.

 

[jts]

9/10

Spoiler

10/10 if you add an explosion by the end of it

 

[BunnyBear]

Absolutely ridiculous really. This would stop the planet if it was an Apple phone.

 

[LQX]

Yeah....make batteries removable from now on. Hell, there should be a law that all batteries must be removable. It is anti consumer and dangerous.

 

[Burai]

Airlines don't care because it is hard to verify if it is a safe Galaxy Note 7. Notice that Chinese airlines have banned the phone even though Samsung said all the Galaxy Note 7s purchased in China are safe.

People from elsewhere will be using those airlines too, not just Chinese people who bought their phones in China.

 

[Fliesen]

my friend just send me this photo....silkair is banning Note 7 from being checked in.

whoa. not even checking in (as in, 'checked luggage', not carry on)? ... do you have to fedex your phone to your destination or what?

The Note 7 is probably the best all-around phone on the market (unless you're an iOS user, ofc) and this happens. what a clusterfuck for Samsung.
Can't wait for people snitching on Samsung phone users on planes "EXCUSE ME, MISS?! THAT GUY OVER THERE! HE'S USING A GALAXY NOTE! I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT!"

this is turning into a bigger desaster than the AppleMaps thing.

Batteries were a mistake, they're nothing but trash ...

 

[oti]

This is quite something. Fascinating to see what Samsung will do next. Get a rebranded Note 7 out in a couple of months? Try to just ride this out no matter what? Heavily invest in battery technology because of this?

 

[Marty Chinn]

Can the airlines even distinguish the Note 7 from an S7 Edge?

 

[ScribbleD]

Good.

 

[Ken]

whoa. not even checking in (as in, 'checked luggage', not carry on)? ... do you have to fedex your phone to your destination or what?

probably just means checked in luggage. you can carry on but don't turn it on

 

[Fliesen]

Can the airlines even distinguish the Note 7 from an S7 Edge?

Well, i'm quite sure there'll be a memo saying:

"made by Samsung"
"huge ass phone"
"has a pen"
"screen curves around the edges"
(the pen slot at the bottom is what differentiates it from the S7 edge, the curved screen is what differentiates it from previous Note models)

... the much bigger issue is: The replaced "safe" Note 7 phones have a sticker on the box, but i'm quite sure there's nothing on the actual device that will brand these phones as 'safe'. (cmiiw!) So either this is a temporary ban, or they'll be banning the Note 7 line entirely?

I mean, not every Note 7 will blow up, but also, not every Note 7 circulating in late 2016 or 2017 will have been a recalled 'safe' model.
If they were super thorough, they'd have to ban that device family entirely.

probably just means checked in luggage. you can carry on but don't turn it on

Yeah, that kinda makes sense. thanks.

 

[plasmasd]

At least this will mean that removable batteries will be coming back in the Note 8

 

[The Faceless Master]

Jesus this is really bad for Samsung. I'd be an incredibly pissed Note 7 owner at this point. I almost went for a Note 7 but I'm glad I didn't.

the only bad part is they're only giving me a $25 bill credit, $50 would be nice

 

[ArtHands]

Airlines from Thailand and UAE , and SAS has just announced the ban as well

Easyjet is advising its passengers to switch it off and carry on too

 

[ArtHands]

airlines from philippines, pakistan, indonesia, malaysia, qatar, hong kong and more has announced the restrictions