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Aeroméxico and Interjet ban Galaxy Note 7

Both airlines have banned Samsung's faulty cell phone from all their domestic and international flights

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17/10/2016 |14:56Carla Martínez |
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Mexican airlines Aeroméxico and Interjet have banned passengers from traveling with their Galaxy Note 7 smart phones.

In a press release, Aeroméxico says that in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation's instructions and information released by the company Samsung, “Galaxy Note7 has been banned on all flights; no passenger can carry one on flight or store it in luggage for check-in.”

“As per international law, as well as the phone's manufacturer, Samsung, we inform all of our customers that the cell phone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been banned from all of our flights,” said Interjet.

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Samsung Electronics detected a problem in the Galaxy Note 7's battery cells, and therefore launched a global voluntary recall on September 30, which included Mexico.