Frequent flyers have reason to be cheerful today, as the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has updated its guidelines to permit the use of personal electronic items during take-off and landing, as well as while in flight.
Currently, all electronics must be turned off for take-off and landing, but are allowed once a plane has reached cruising altitude. According to the new guidelines, your devices will still need to be in Flight mode, as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals still have the potential to interfere with equipment, but you won't need to turn them off altogether.
This revision of the rules follows a similar move by the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) back in October, but it will be down to individual airlines to decide on whether to relax the restrictions or not.
The UK, which is governed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), could have to wait several months before such changes are put in place. British Airways, which has already allowed passengers to turn on their phones as soon as the plane lands, and Virgin Atlantic have both expressed an interest in working with the CAA to speed up the process, so hopefully we'll be able to turn on some time in the new year.
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