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U.S. Airlines No Longer Required To Give
Pre-Boarding Notification Of The Note7 Phone |
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January 10, 2017 - The FAA
reported today that U.S. airlines would no
longer be required to make a pre-boarding
notification to passengers that the Samsung
Galaxy Note7 phone is prohibited from transport
on aircraft. The devices are still prohibited on
both passenger and air cargo aircraft, but the
DOT has lifted the requirement that the airlines
make the specific pre-boarding notification.
The Department of Transportation removed the
requirement for air carriers to specifically
notify passengers about the Note7 phone
immediately prior to boarding due to the high
degree of public awareness of the ban since
issuance of the emergency
restriction/prohibition order, as well as the
extensive efforts by Samsung and U.S. wireless
providers to make all Note7 users aware the
phone is recalled and banned from transport on
U.S. aircraft. |
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The
awareness of the ban is evidenced by the
significant rate of recall returns. The
Department of Transportation issued an emergency
restriction/prohibition order effective on
October 14, 2016, designating the Samsung Galaxy
Note7 phone as forbidden on aircraft. The order
had several requirements:
It prohibited the shipment of Note7 as air
cargo, and prohibited airline passengers from
carrying the Note7 on their person, in carry-on
baggage, or in checked baggage. It also required
that airlines notify passengers immediately
before boarding that the Note7 was forbidden.
Samsung reported that it has successfully
recalled more than 96% of all Note7 devices in
the U.S. since this order went into effect, and
U.S. wireless providers have pushed out firmware
created by Samsung that prevents batteries on
the remaining devices from charging.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 will
still be banned on passenger aircraft as well as
air cargo aircraft. Only the specific
pre-boarding notifications will cease to be
mandatory. |
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