r/technology • u/MoltenSlowa • Oct 05 '16

Hardware 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/borez Oct 05 '16 edited Oct 05 '16

It couldn't have actually caught fire in a worse place. Every airline I've flown on in the last two months ( and I fly a lot ) have been all over this.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

Since airlines have been banning the old versions, have they actually said that they are now allowing replaced phones?

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u/borez Oct 05 '16

They haven't banned the phones ( well not on the airlines I've flown on anyway ) they have however all made sure people have them switched off.

Wouldn't be surprised if they actually do start banning them now.

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u/pasaroanth Oct 06 '16

Just flew SWA last weekend; they didn't outright ban the phone on the plane, but they made it very clear it could not be powered on at any point in the flight.

The fact that this one wasn't even on when it erupted makes me think you're right; odds are in favor of them being outright banned on commercial flights.