India has become the latest country to ban the use of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7

US and japan have already taken similar measures.

Note 7 use and charging banned, it cannot be checked in either.

Samsung has acknowledged note 7 problems & suspended sales worldwide.

After spate of cases around the worild where the phone battery has exploded.

Airlines are advised to ensure the following for the safety of aircraft operations and its occupants.

Not to turn on or charge samsung galaxy note 7 mobile phone on board the aircraft.

Not to stow them in any checked in baggage, the government office of director general of civil aviation, said in a public notice on friday.

This means that the phone can only be carried in the cabin in switched off state and cannot be powered on, or charged for the duration of the flight.

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