News / Airlines told don't ship defective Samsung phones, but replacements could give air freight a buzz

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Airlines must ban the shipment of defective Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones if they want to comply with IATA’s dangerous goods regulations.

However there could be a short-term boost for cargo carriers as Samsung tries to replace the fashionable smartphones quickly.

So far, a handful of carriers, including Finnair, Qantas, Aeroflot and Air Canada, have issued notices saying they won’t carry the phones, which have been recalled over problems with their lithium batteries, which can catch fire.

The rules state: “Lithium batteries identified by the manufacturer as being defective ...