Eight international airlines also implemented the ban of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 during flights.
Additional international airlines also prohibit passengers from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 during flights, after reports that the smartphone catches fire due to its battery.
On Saturday, US Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration announced it is banning Galaxy Note 7 on flights from and to the US, immediately in order not to put the air transport at risk.
In a statement, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said, “we recognize that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority.”
“We are taking this additional step because even one fire incident in-flight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives at risk.”
Following this, eight international airlines have also joined in the cold shoulder act to ban the device from all flights.
AirAsia, Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Malaysia Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Air New Zealand have all announced bans on the phone.
This is even many airlines allowed the phone on board through checked-in or carried luggage on the condition it was powered down.
In a post over the weekend, Virgin Atlantic advised its customers to leave their devices at home, instead of using it.
“If airport staff observe that a customer is in possession of a Samsung Note 7 device prior to boarding an aircraft, that customer will be denied boarding unless they can make arrangements for the device to be taken home or left with a family member. Customers should not pack the phones in their checked luggage”.
“Customers travelling to, from or within the US, who are found to be violating the ban may be subject to criminal prosecution in addition to fines by the U.S Department of Transportation.”
Last week, Samsung Electronics, the largest smartphone permanently stopped Galaxy Note 7 production, after they recalled around 2.5 million phones in September after complaints of exploding batteries.
Even it insisted that all replaced devices were safe, there were still reports that those phones were catching fire too.