Under the current rules of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) must have smart phone sitting on airplane mode during flight, but now aviation organization slack on the rules, said.
The new rules, which was presented Friday last week allows the airplane mode on personal electronic devices be turned off after the aircraft has reached an altitude of 3000 meters.
Rule changes also allows the phone to be turned on during takeoff and landing as long as it is put into airplane mode. Today, the phones need to be turned off in these critical phases of flight.
The new rules require that each airline makes their own tests and ensures that safety is ensured for its passengers. Therefore, it will take time before the airlines have adapted to the new rules, even though they came into force already on Friday.
Wifi throughout the journey
Communications in English, Daniel Kirchhoff says that they will consider the new rules.
– We are looking at new measures to improve the passenger experience with interest. And we will consider how to deal with these new rules.
Kirchhoff says that airlines already offer their passengers wifi over 10,000 feet, and that they are now working to extend the offer.
– We are working to make it possible to offer wifi from entering the plane until you have arrived at their destination, he said.
this will be possible, he not comment.
Valid from Friday
In SAS take the amendments into consideration.
– We are pleased that the aviation authorities included on the technological development and that they make the necessary Research that makes it possible to have regulations updated in line with customer demand, says press officer at SAS, Tormod Sandstø.
Sandstø says that SAS is in the process of evaluating new procedures line with the new rules.
– I spoke with our flight department yesterday. They are already on the case and working hard to put in place changes as soon as possible, he said.
Small practical significance
He says they are now working improve the offer after the plane is landed.
– What we expect is the first change is that instead of having to have airplane mode on until the aircraft is stopped and the sign with the seat belt is turned off, you could turn off airplane mode so fast plane turns off the runway after landing.
SAS offers as English, their customers when wifi is up in the air. Sandstø therefore believe that the new rules which allow the airplane mode is turned off in the air have little practicality to the first.
– Even today it is allowed to connect to the wifi in the air aircraft that is approved for it. But if you get on a plane that does not have wifi, so there is no point to turn off airplane mode. This is because you do not get any service in the air, he explains.
– But we think it’s nice that you can have it on in the airplane mode during takeoff and landing.
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