Qantas, Virgin to allow smartphone use during flights

[Kevin Lancaster]

Qantas, Virgin to allow smartphone use during flights

Australian airlines Qantas Airways Ltd and Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said passengers can use smartphones and tablets throughout flights

 

[grok]

Butter is best. No margarine is better. No turns out butter actually is.

Seems to affect air flight as well.

 

[bokdrol]

Oh no! ffs. Air travel is bad enough without having to listen to some corporate bumhole shouting into his telephone

 

[eitai2001]

Oh no! ffs. Air travel is bad enough without having to listen to some corporate bumhole shouting into his telephone

It will still need to be in flight mode once the doors close. But before, you were only allowed to switch it on in flight mode after a certain altitude. So still no actual calls should be made.