Petaling Jaya, 17 Oct 2016 – Malindo Air today officially announced that due to safety concerns the carriage and checking in of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is prohibited on all Malindo Air’s flights with immediate effect from 12.01am Tuesday, 18 October 2016.
Passengers are NOT permitted to carry the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, and those in possession of the device, including recalled and replaced phones – on their person or even in their check-in luggage – will be denied boarding. This ban is due to concerns regarding potential fire risk from the device’s battery after a number of incidents worldwide.
Malindo Air would also like to appeal to all passengers to strictly adhere to all safety instructions.
For further enquiries, visit www.malindoair.com, write in to Customer Care at [email protected] or contact the Call Centre at (60)3-7841 5388 from 9am to 9pm daily.
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