New Delhi: Will flyers in India soon be able to use their electronic devices — barring mobile phones — in most phases of a flight, including take off and landing? With the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently lifting these over 50-year-old restrictions last week, the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also begun studying if Indian carriers can allow flyers to use their electronic devices (barring mobiles) with very few restrictions.
At present, Indian carriers ask passengers to switch off their electronic equipment during take off and landing while mobiles have to be either switched off or kept in no network mode. Since it is humanely impossible for crew to check if phones' network setting is off or not, switching on mobiles even in aircraft mode is frowned at.
7/11/13 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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At present, Indian carriers ask passengers to switch off their electronic equipment during take off and landing while mobiles have to be either switched off or kept in no network mode. Since it is humanely impossible for crew to check if phones' network setting is off or not, switching on mobiles even in aircraft mode is frowned at.
7/11/13 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
