When you board an airplane for a flight, there are a few things that you have to do, some of which you do automatically. You quickly make it to your seat, stash your carry-on luggage in either the ...

Fasten your seatbelt, and make sure your seat is upright, your tray table is stowed and your devices are in airplane mode. It’s one of the most familiar pre-flight instructions in modern air travel, ...

If you’ve been on social media in the last 24 hours, you’ve probably seen the video of an Ibom Air passenger who refused to turn off her phone. The crew insisted, the woman stood her ground, voices ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On every flight, you're instructed to turn your phone on airplane mode prior to take-off. Alarmists allege leaving smartphones on ...

'Flight mode' or 'airplane mode' in mobile phones is a feature that most people use only during air travel. It temporarily turns off all wireless connections - like mobile network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ...