FAA ends requirement for in-flight warnings over Samsung handsets
Sunday, 12 Jan, 2017
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Airlines are no longer required to warn passengers during pre-flight announcements about using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices.
Samsung says 96% of US customers have returned the faulty phones via the U.S. Note7 Refund and Exchange Program.
That means there is no longer a burden on flight crews to remind customers about the dangers of powering up the phones mid-flight.
However the ban itself still exists for the dwindling number of Samsung users still holding on to their devices.
"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," the Federal Aviation Administration said.
"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."
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