Attention of passengers on Cebu Pacific that starting September 11 ,2016 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is not allowed to use during the flight.
On its Facebook page, the company posted an advisory on the prohibition of the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices:
CEB Advisory on the prohibition of the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices
Please be advised that usage and charging of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices are prohibited on board all CEB and Cebgo flights beginning September 11, 2016, until further notice. This is in light of the recent recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 devices due to safety issues.
Galaxy Note 7 devices must also not be stowed inchecked baggage, but may be hand-carried as long as the device is turned off at all times inside the aircraft.
We sincerely hope for our passengers’ full cooperation, as the safety of everyone on board our flights remains our utmost priority.
CEBU PACIFIC TRAVEL ADIVISORY
In light of the recent recall of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices due to safety issues, Cebu Pacific (CEB) advises passengers that the usage and charging of the device are prohibited onboard all CEB and Cebgo flights beginning today, September 11, 2016, until further notice.
Galaxy Note 7 devices must also not be stowed in checked baggage, but may be hand-carried as long as the device is turned off at all times inside the aircraft.
We sincerely hope for our passengers’ full cooperation, as the safety of everyone onboard our flights remains our utmost priority.
Please apply this advisory in all plane, as Samsung recalled the phone last week after reports emerged of the device exploding during or after charging.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also advised against packing the phones into any checked-in luggage.
Battery problems
Samsung has said that battery problems were behind the phones catching fire, but that it was difficult to work out which phones were affected among those sold.
“In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage,” the FAA said.
Following Samsung’s recall of its Galaxy Note 7, Qantas said on Thursday it was “requesting that passengers who own [the devices] do not switch on or charge them in-flight.”
The phone was launched last month and has been otherwise generally well-received by consumers and critics.
Some 2.5 million Note 7s have been shipped globally.
Samsung has said customers who have already bought the phone will be able to swap it for a new one and that it would take about two weeks to prepare replacement devices.
