Will Use of Electronic Devices Be Allowed During Take Off Soon?
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Fuse/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Much to their chagrin, most passengers on board airplanes know that they must turn off their cellphones, tablets and other electronic devices before taking off. But those rules may soon change, according to The New York Times.
The newspaper reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is thinking about allowing passengers to keep Kindles, iPads and other reading tablets on during takeoff and landing, provided they’re set to “airplane mode.”
The electronic emissions of e-readers do not appear to harm an airplane’s instruments.
The new rules wouldn’t apply to cellphones, which would still be restricted in flight.
Pilots support the change, perhaps hoping fewer passengers would become unruly when told to power down.
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