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India’s air regulator eases restrictions on some Samsung phones
Friday, 03 Oct, 2016
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India’s aviation regulator will allow the use of the latest Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone on flights.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has lifted restrictions on in-flight use of Galaxy Note7 phones purchased after September 15.
"Customers can identify the new Galaxy Note7 with the ‘green battery icon’. Devices displaying this visual icon are safe to charge and use during the flight," DGCA said in a statement.
Not long after the initial launch, Samsung ordered a recall of all Galaxy Note7’s after several handsets exploded and were deemed a fire risk.
Dozens of global airlines banned the use of the phones in-flight and carriage in checked-in bags.
However the Note 7 is not yet on sale in India.
"It is important to note that Samsung has not sold a single unit of Galaxy Note 7 in India so far. The ‘green battery icon’ will apply to all Galaxy Note 7 units that will be sold to customers in India when it is launched," a Samsung spokesperson said.
Just over a week ago, a Samsung Note 2 smartphone caught fire as it was being stowed in an overhead luggage bin during an IndiGo flight to Chennai.
This prompted a blanket ban of all Samsung handsets by the DGCA.
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