Fire-prone Samsung Note 7 phone banned on all US flights, passengers face finesITN The US Department of Transport has banned all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones from flights to or from the US. You'll need to leave your Samsung Note 7 at home. READ MORE:* Air NZ bans Note 7 phones* Airlines add 'fire-containment bags' for Samsung phones* Samsung phone blamed for charring, smoke on Southwest Air jet* Samsung tells consumers to stop using Galaxy Note 7 smartphonesBRIAN GREEN/REUTERS A Samsung Note 7 smartphone began smoking inside a Southwest Airlines plane on October 5, 2016. New Zealand Post is telling consumers not to post or courier Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones back to retailers because of the safety risk. The initial wave of Note 7 failures were linked to batteries made by one of two suppliers to Samsung.

Source: Stuff October 15, 2016 17:48 UTC