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Top Airlines Globally Ban Use Of Samsung's Fire-Prone Phones


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A model poses for photographs with a Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone during its launching ceremony in SeoulBy Se Young Lee and Jeffrey Dastin SEOUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top airlines globally have banned the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after a U.S. regulator advised travelers not to charge or turn on the devices in flight due to faulty batteries. The world's three largest carriers by passenger traffic, American Airlines , Delta Air Lines and United Airlines , said on Friday that employees will tell passengers at the gate and on board aircraft to keep the phones switched off until they deplane. Last week, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd recalled the Note 7 in 10 markets including the United States, saying the phones' batteries were prone to catch fire.




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