A Samsung Note 2 smartphone caught fire inside a Chennai-bound international flight of IndiGo on Friday with 175 passengers on board, leading to a major safety scare. The scare prompted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue an advisory to airlines, asking them to caution passengers to avoid using Samsung Note series phones on board. The aviation safety regulator also ordered a probe and summoned Samsung officials on Monday. The incident comes barely a fortnight after the DGCA banned flyers from carrying the latest Samsung phone, Galaxy Note 7, in check-in bags. “This equipment (Samsung phone) will be further examined by the departments concerned,” the airline said.

Source: Hindustan Times September 23, 2016 11:08 UTC