An SAS Airbus 330-300E launches from Stockholm's Arlanda airport on its way to Los Angeles. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TTTT/The Local · 10 Sep 2016, 12:56Published: 10 Sep 2016 12:56 GMT+02:00Scandinavia’s SAS airline has banned passengers from using Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phone on board its planes after several reports of the device’s batery catching fire or exploding. The ban follows a strongly worded statement on Thursday from the Federal Aviation Authority, the US’s airline watchdog, warning passengers not to use or charge the phone on board flights. “Since The FAA has issued a strong recommendation, SAS has chosen to prohibit the phone until further notice,” Fredrik Henriksson, the airline’s press officer, told Sweden’s TT newswire. SAS passengers can bring their Galaxy Note 7 phones on board so long as they do not switch them on or attempt to charge them, he said.

Source: The Local September 10, 2016 10:52 UTC