The requirement to turn off electronic devices in aircraft has lost its relevance

In the cabin. © Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Nowadays, mobile phones and other gadgets do not pose any serious danger to modern aircraft. The requirement to turn off electronics is more of a tradition than a necessity. “The performance of such rituals increases the readiness of passengers to obey the requirements of the crew, and also allows you to identify suspicious from the point of view of safety of persons,” writes “Around the world”. However, the real danger to passengers and crew included devices do not carry.

However, switched off phones passengers are most often put in their pockets, which forces them to focus, and also reduces the risk that in an unforeseen situation, the phone will fly out of hand and collide with someone’s head in flight.

Source: ridus.ru