-- AIR TRAVELER ADVISORY –
DOT BANS ALL SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE7 SMARTPHONES FROM AIRPLANES

            The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a news release today announcing:

“The U.S. Department of Transportation, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), announced today it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation in the United States.  Individuals who own or possess a Samsung Galaxy Note7 device may not transport the device on their person, in carry-on baggage, or in checked baggage on flights to, from, or within the United States.  This prohibition includes all Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices.  The phones also cannot be shipped as air cargo.  The ban will be effective on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).”