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Old 26th Jan 2020, 03:48
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Clay_T
 
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Originally Posted by Kulu
Hi all

SLF here. On a recent flight to Luxembourg flying in an (I think) A320, we were asked to put our phones, tablets etc into flight mode when we took off from Gatwick. At top of descent, there was an announcement saying that because visibility at Luxembourg was so low, we were asked to make sure that everything was actually switched off (not just put into flight mode; they were very emphatic about that).

Can I ask what the reason for the request might have been? If there was a genuine worry about interference, why would flight mode not have dealt with it?

I'd be grateful for any insights.

Kulu
I asked a similar question over on the Spectators Balcony a while back.
The replies were very informative.

I'm too new to link it here.
The title is Keeping Autoland "Current"?
A keyword search of titles only for:
Autoland
Will find it.


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