Can't wait until the TSA gets hold of this one. The ban becomes effective at noon on Saturday. It's a flight safety issue but you know the TSA will turn it into a terrorism issue. (How else is the DOT expecting to enforce the ban?)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation in the United States. Individuals who own or possess a Samsung Galaxy Note7 device may not transport the device on their person, in carry-on baggage, or in checked baggage on flights to, from, or within the United States. This prohibition includes all Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices. The phones also cannot be shipped as air cargo. The ban will be effective on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at noon ET.
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Of course, the banner headline on the TSA website is an advertisement for ExtortionCheck...
If anyone has any interesting checkpoint experiences from noon tomorrow onward, please share them with us!