Galaxy Note 2 catches fire inside IndiGo aircraft, passengers safe

IndiGo airline on Friday said passengers saw smoke seen coming from Samsung Note 2 smartphone in flight from Singapore to Chennai.

The aircraft made normal landing at Chennai airport and all passengers were deplaned as per normal procedure, a Reuters report said.

Regulator DGCA summoned the company officials and ban the onboard use of this series of devices of the South Korean major.

With the latest incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to advise passengers to switch off their Samsung Galaxy Note phones while on-board.

The move comes two weeks after the watchdog banned the use of Samsung Galaxy Note7 onboard an aircraft following a series of incidents of the smartphone's battery exploding in various countries. Samsung launched the Note 7 on August 19 in some markets, including South Korea and the US. However, this is the first incident of the Samsung device catching fire onboard in India.

The crew had to use fire extinguisher to put off the smoke and following the incident, the DGCA has called in Samsung officials to meet on September 26, sources added.