Do Cell Phones and Tablets Really Interfere With Airplane Instruments?

Jon Prell — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:16:41 +0000

If you have flown at all over the last few years, you are very familiar with the announcement about turning off your electronic devices to prepare for departure or landing. Actor Alec Baldwin created quite a scene a while back while on a plane when he refused to stop playing 'Words with Friends' on his smartphone. They say the devices could interfere with the planes instruments during takeoff and landing. Turns out, that is not entirely true. In fact, not true at all.

Families Sitting Together On An Airplane Just Got More Expensive

Jon Prell — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:04:15 +0000

As if flying isn't difficult enough already, now if you want to sit with those in your party on a flight, you will have to pay more, if you can do it at all. Nowadays, we are paying for checked baggage, watching TV, snacks, boarding early and skipping security lines. Now you are paying for advanced seat assignments and the airlines say they have no choice.....I say that's bull!

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Do Cell Phones and Tablets Really Interfere With Airplane Instruments?

Families Sitting Together On An Airplane Just Got More Expensive