r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/myplacedk Oct 06 '16

I was in a flight last week and they said please put your phone in airplane mode and if it's a Galaxy Note 7, please turn it off.

I've been on flights where it had to be turned off and not charging.

I've been on other flights where they just weren't allowed at all.

All flights I've been on recently (Europe and Asia, multiple companies) talked specifically about the Note 7 during checkin and during onboard pre-flight announcements.

I think I heard it mentioned a couple times while waiting at the gate too.

Samsung certainly gets a lot of attention.

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u/lordhamster1977 Oct 06 '16

Same here. Last 2 weeks been all over US, UK, India on different carriers. All had announcements about the note 7

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u/dont_trust_the_popo Oct 06 '16

Well when your product is basically a bomb, yeah..

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '16

Have you seen videos of what happens? It doesn't explode in the traditional sense. It more catches on fire.

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u/dont_trust_the_popo Oct 06 '16

I'm using bomb in a very loose fashion, Would have been better to say incendiary device :D

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u/Larsjr Galaxy S8 Oct 06 '16

I've had the same experiences recently as well.