Air France last week - "Please note that use of Samsung Note 7 is forbidden on this flight. The phone must be powered down, cannot be in airplane mode, and must be stored in checked luggage". That's not an advisory. That's a ban on use. Air Canada is the same way as are several other airlines that I know. By the time all of this is said and done, the Note 7 will be the biggest flagship failure that Samsung has ever released. It's really too bad though because this was the first time that they genuinely surpassed the iPhone in design, feature set, and everything else and then this. On the flip-side, Note 8 is going to be bulletproof.There are not "banning." There are advising, and the flight attendants do not even check. Used my old Note 7 as my boarding pass last week.
Precisely the issue. This phone is going to remain perma-banned from flights for its lifecycle. Samsung either has to rebrand it, like Note 7s or something, or anybody who flies and uses this phone may as well look elsewhere.I just got off a Westjet flight here in Canada and was told to power it down and not use it. I told them it was a replacement but it didn't matter. They make a note 7 announcement before take off to power them off.
Cycle for smartphones is one year. Note 8 will be out before anyone forgets about this fiasco.Time. Time is what it will take. Humans and media hysteria are funny. Time will fix.
Some of us actually want to follow the rules and not risk exorbitant fines. It would be much better for Samsung to work with the airlines in an intelligent way to remove the ban. Sadly, I don't see this happening.I flew all weekwnd with my replacement. Never announced for Southwest but every time for American. I didn't power it down and used it on the flight.....not one flight attendant cared. They are wayyyy to busy to be bothered with that BS
As long as you don't bring being there attention you'll be fine
Some of us actually want to follow the rules and not risk exorbitant fines. It would be much better for Samsung to work with the airlines in an intelligent way to remove the ban. Sadly, I don't see this happening.