Travelers hear it all the time when a plane is getting ready for takeoff: “Please turn your smartphones to ‘Airplane Mode.'” As travelers, we comply only to discover that turning a smartphone to ...

A pilot has explained the real reason passengers need to switch their phones to airplane mode during flights, and it's not just a formality ...

'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, ...

People often think leaving your phone on doesn't have much of an impact - but one pilot explains how they can tell.