Indian civil aviation regulator has advised passengers who own a unit of the Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone not to use the device on flights.

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued a strong warning to passengers against the use of Samsung Galaxy Note series handset on flights.

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"We advise flyers to exercise caution while flying with Samsung Note devices," a DGCA representative said. "They should either keep these devices switched off or not travel with them."

The latest DGCA advisory came a few hours after a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone caught fire in an IndiGo-operated aircraft at Chennai airport.

The airline in a statement confirmed the incident saying that some passengers traveling on 6E-054 flight from Singapore to Chennai had noticed the smoke in the cabin and immediately alerted the cabin crew, who had to use a fire extinguisher to douse it.

"Taking the precautionary measure, the cabin crew on priority relocated all passengers on other seats, and further observed smoke being emitted from a Samsung Note 2 which was placed in the baggage in the overhead bin," IndiGo said.

Samsung said that it is in touch with Indian authorities to gather more information about the incident. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation summoned Samsung officials to discuss the issue. DGCA has already banned the use of the Galaxy Note 7 handset on the flight. Samsung is recalling 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 handsets which are equipped with faulty batteries.