Skift Take
This will be a tough rule to enforce, but the U.S. government probably made the right call. Why take the risk of having a fire on an airplane, especially for a phone Samsung has recalled?
In a highly unusual move, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday banned all Samsung Galaxy Note 7s from airplanes, going so far as to threaten that it will bring criminal charges or assess fines against passengers who flout the regulation.
The ban will go into effect on Saturday, October 15 at noon Eastern time. It will apply to carry-on and checked luggage, and it will be implemented on both domestic flights and all flights to and from the Unit