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The airlines react differently to the new policy of the European air safety agency EASA huawei tablet pc - at Lufthansa you should use tablets and mobile phones, Air Berlin remains cautious.
Passengers may use cell phones and Internet connections in the future across Europe clouds - if the airlines have created specific conditions. The European supervisory authority for aviation safety (EASA) has adopted a new policy that allows the use of the equipment without the flight mode. However, the individual airlines should examine their planes even on certain safety standards, according to a communication from the authority based in Cologne.
Lufthansa welcomed the step and wants to quickly allow their customers the full use of electronic equipment on board. "We are To try as quickly as possible to offer our customers", said a spokesman in Frankfurt on Saturday. It would make superfluous, as mobile phones or tablets to the flight mode. Calls aboard Lufthansa aircraft are but taboo. This has no technical reasons, but "that corresponds to the repeatedly expressed customer request Very much significantly", the spokesman said. The review of safety standards under the new EASA directive no obstacle, in consultation with the manufacturers for modern aircraft types the Lufthansa spokesman said. The on-board electronics have already proved earlier loosening as a fail-safe.
The rival Air Berlin said the new EU guidelines does not automatically resulted in the release of electronic equipment on board. "Rather each airline shall carry out technical tests for their planes before a corresponding adjustment in use and to obtain the appropriate regulatory approvals", share of the airline. The decision lay respectively at the airline, according to the EASA release.
Similar plans exist by the US aviation authorities. Some companies have already allows free access to the mobile Internet in their aircraft during the flight - including Norwegian, Air China, and Turkish Airlines. Other airlines such as Lufthansa offered the service for a fee, on selected long-haul flights. So far, passengers complained the often poor quality of connections and the sluggish pace of the data transfer. Some airlines had already considered to introduce also the phone. This was hintenangestellt back but so far based on customer surveys, such as the US airline Delta. British Airways allows SMS and Internet access while on a business-class flight from London to New York, but blocked phone calls not to disturb the peace and quiet of the cabin.
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