China finally bans the Galaxy Note 7 from flights
When the Galaxy Note 7 was recalled for the first time Samsung said that customers in China were not affected by it as they were given units with safe batteries. Despite countless reports of Galaxy Note 7 units catching fire in the People’s Republic, Samsung only formally recalled the handset in the country after it confirmed that the Galaxy Note 7 was being discontinued. Samsung’s insistence that Galaxy Note 7 handsets shipped in China were safe was heavily criticized with the country’s state broadcaster even saying that Samsung had an arrogant attitude towards Chinese customers. We’ve already seen other countries take this step and now China has announced that Galaxy Note 7 handsets will no longer be allowed on flights.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has announced today that starting tomorrow no one will be allowed to take a Galaxy Note 7 handset onboard a plane. The use and charging of Galaxy Note 7 onboard flights was already banned last month, now units can’t even be kept inside checked bagged. Galaxy Note 7 users in China will have to look to other modes of transportation if they want to travel with their handset.
