Mumbai: You may soon be able to keep your mobile phone switched on during flight, with the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mulling over a proposal to approve it by bringing in amendments in the present laws.
If the rule is implemented, the flyers can turn on their cell phones into 'flight safe mode', thus giving them the independence to work, play video games, listen to music, watch pre-loaded movies or even type their emails. The mails would, however, be sent only after the plane lands at the airport. This, aviation experts say, will give the passengers more time to work, read or play. "It has been a long-pending demand of the airlines," said a DGCA source.
The development will also bring respite to scores of travellers flying in the no-frill airlines, having no access to any form of entertainment during the flight.
23/04/14 Daily News & Analysis
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If the rule is implemented, the flyers can turn on their cell phones into 'flight safe mode', thus giving them the independence to work, play video games, listen to music, watch pre-loaded movies or even type their emails. The mails would, however, be sent only after the plane lands at the airport. This, aviation experts say, will give the passengers more time to work, read or play. "It has been a long-pending demand of the airlines," said a DGCA source.
The development will also bring respite to scores of travellers flying in the no-frill airlines, having no access to any form of entertainment during the flight.
23/04/14 Daily News & Analysis
