Crushed cell phone catches fire on flight
Qantas has warned of the danger of mobile phones being crushed in reclinable plane seats and catching fire after one ignited during a US flight, a safety report said Wednesday. The findings came just weeks after Qantas and Virgin Australia, as well as other international airlines, instructed passengers not to use or charge Samsung's Galaxy Note7 during flights after faulty lithium-ion batteries in the new smartphone caused some handsets to explode. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau report said a phone was crushed in a Qantas business class passenger's seat on a Los Angeles- New York flight June 21, and "immediately began hissing and emitting smoke". "Moments later, the (device) ignited... when the cabin crew members arrived at seat 3A, they observed an orange glow emanating from the seat," the report said. <br/>
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Crushed cell phone catches fire on flight
Qantas has warned of the danger of mobile phones being crushed in reclinable plane seats and catching fire after one ignited during a US flight, a safety report said Wednesday. The findings came just weeks after Qantas and Virgin Australia, as well as other international airlines, instructed passengers not to use or charge Samsung's Galaxy Note7 during flights after faulty lithium-ion batteries in the new smartphone caused some handsets to explode. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau report said a phone was crushed in a Qantas business class passenger's seat on a Los Angeles- New York flight June 21, and "immediately began hissing and emitting smoke". "Moments later, the (device) ignited... when the cabin crew members arrived at seat 3A, they observed an orange glow emanating from the seat," the report said. <br/>
