It comes after reports that a number of the devices had caught fire, leading the US to ban the phone last week, according to the BBC.

Airlines to the US subsequently followed suit, but the bans are now understood to be spreading worldwide.

In addition Air Berlin, Dragonair and Virgin Australia have now implemented bans.

Qantas and its low-cost carrier Jetstar also issued a statement: “The ban applies to devices being carried onto the aircraft, in carry-on baggage as well as check-in luggage."

Singapore Airlines announced on its Facebook page that the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone would be “prohibited from being brought on board all our flights in person, in carry-on baggage or checked-in baggage with effect from 16 October".

Last month Samsung recalled around 2.5 million phones in September after complaints of exploding batteries.

It replaced a number of the devices which it insisted were safe, but there were also reports that these had caught fire too.

The company has since said it will stop production on Galaxy Note 7.