KUALA LUMPUR: The AirAsia Group has banned the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phone from being taken on board on all flights of the eight airlines in the group.
The ban begins from midnight tonight.
The move follows a recent decision by the US Department of Transport to ban the device and amid reports of replacement units catching fire, it said in a statement here today.
Guests are not permitted to carry the Galaxy Note 7, including recalled and replacement devices on their person, in cabin bags, in check-in baggage or as cargo.
Any guests found with the device will be denied boarding.
The prohibition applies to all flights operated by AirAsia Group, comprising AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia Thailand, AirAsia Indonesia, AirAsia Philippines, AirAsia India, Malaysia AirAsia X, Thai AirAsia X and
Indonesia AirAsia X.