Officials with Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport have asked owners of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 not to bring it to the airport. A nationwide ban that prohibits the devices from airplanes went into effect on October 15.
The City of Lubbock issued the following statement Monday afternoon:
“A nationwide ban on all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices from airplanes went into
effect on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Individuals with a Samsung Galaxy Note7 device may not
transport it on their person, in carry-on baggage, or in checked baggage on flights to, from, or
within the United States. The phones also cannot be shipped as air cargo.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) states that device owners have experienced
documented incidents of dangerous evolution of heat with both recalled and replacement
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices. Samsung and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
acknowledged this imminent safety hazard with the company’s September 15, 2016 and October
13, 2016 recalls. Additionally, on October 11, 2016, Samsung suspended the manufacture and
sale of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device.
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport asks people who still have the device not to bring it
to the airport. For more information on the ban, visit www.transportation.gov.”
