Good news flyers, the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator has announced that airlines can allow passenger to use electronic devices “during all phases of flight”, and is introducing guidelines to implement the rules.
In real terms, the implementation will depend on the airline, but the FAA says it expects “many” carriers will demonstrate that their passengers will be able to use their devices in airplane mode by the end of 2013.
It’s worth noting here that last bit, in that this doesn’t clear the way for travelers to use their connected devices as usual, it just means they can continue reading their ebooks, watching movies and other ‘offline’ activity as the plane takes off and lands.
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➤ FAA allows airlines to expand use of personal electronics
