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Samsung Executives Meet DGCA Officials Over Galaxy Note Series Ban

Samsung Executives Meet DGCA Officials Over Galaxy Note Series Ban

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 26 September 2016 17:57 IST

Highlights

On Friday, a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 caught fire inside an IndiGo aircraft
The DGCA had summoned the company's officials for a meeting
The DGCA will further examine the smartphone that caught fire

Senior executives of Samsung today met officials of aviation regulator DGCA, two days after one of the company's high-end smartphones caught fire inside an IndiGo aircraft.

During the meeting, which lasted for more than an hour, the watchdog sought technical details about Galaxy Note series amid concerns over batteries of some of the devices getting overheated and exploding, sources said.

On September 23, a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 caught fire inside an IndiGo aircraft coming from Singapore during landing at the Chennai airport.

(Also see: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall: Restart of Sales Delayed by 3 Days in South Korea)

Following the incident, which was the first of its kind involving a Samsung Galaxy Note on board an aircraft in India, DGCA had summoned the company's officials for a meeting.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will further examine the smartphone that caught fire, the sources said.

The incident happened within a fortnight of the regulator prohibiting the use of Galaxy Note 7 on board following a series of cases of the smartphone's battery exploding in various countries.

This model is yet to be launched in the Indian market.

According to sources, Samsung executives told DGCA that Galaxy Note 7 manufactured till September 15 will not be sold in India in order to address battery issues.

(Also see: Samsung Woes Continue as Issues Reported With Galaxy Note 7 Replacements)

About today's meeting, DGCA spokesperson was not available for comment while Samsung did not offer any immediate comment.

Soon after the incident of Galaxy Note 2 catching fire was reported on September 23, Samsung had said it was looking into the matter and was in touch with relevant authorities to gather more information.

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