Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Get with it, CASA: ease 'airplane mode' rules

"WE are now preparing the aircraft for takeoff. Please ensure your seatbelt is fastened, your seat is fully upright and that all mobile phones, iPads, other tablets or electronic devices are completely switched off and not simply switched to 'airplane mode'."
Every Australian airline traveller has heard this dictum, or something like it, repeated ad nauseam and seen the flight attendants prowling the aisles in the seemingly endless wait for takeoff, seeking to spot some bolshie type with an iPad or Kindle e-reader screen still glowing.
Source:theaustralian

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