CRChair and I have been flying a lot more these last couple of years, due to weddings of friends who have moved to remote and bizarre sections of the USA (like Sacramento). Being generally a rule-follower, I have been stricken by the number of passengers who flout the "no electronics during takeoff and landing" policy of the airlines, including one woman from one of our flights who was on her phone, hid it under her jacket when the flight attendant came around to check, and IMMEDIATELY pulled it back out to return to her conversation when no one was watching. (High powered business woman? Nope. Talking make-up and mai tais.) The attitude, even since 9/11, has definitely been that the ban is simply airline foolishness - possibly an attempt to drive travellers to the expensive airplane phones.
A new study suggests that this attitude is wrong and airlines might be right. It found that cell phone use - especially during the touchy takeoff and landing portions of flight - can cause significant interference with sensitive airline equipment. This brings into question a policy change planned for December that would allow cell phones in flight.
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