Why Flight Mode Is Continually Required When Traveling

Many passengers remain confused as to why the aviation industry continues to require flight mode. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!

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00:00In a day and age when technology advancements are likely happening faster than your flight itself,

00:05many passengers remain confused as to why the aviation industry continues to require flight

00:11mode. Well, according to Science Alert, one of the major reasons for continued use of flight mode is

00:17due to ground interference. Wireless connection relies on a series of towers. Ground networks

00:23could become overloaded if passengers in transit over these are all using their devices.

00:29In 2021, still in pandemic recovery, 2.2 billion passengers embarked on aircraft travel.

00:36Imagining access to wireless networks with these numbers in mind significantly burdens

00:42the network bandwidth spectrum. Speaking of, the introduction of 5G wireless is remarkably close

00:48to the reserved aviation bandwidth spectrum, which could potentially cause interference with

00:53navigation systems near airports that assist in critical phases of flight. Additionally,

00:58can you imagine being on a long haul journey with the ability to make phone and video calls?

01:03For the staff's sake alone, delays are welcomed for this.