Pilot shares reason why passengers must activate airplane mode on phones when flying. In a now-viral video on TikTok, an airline pilot explains the reason why you need to set your phone to ...

A pilot has revealed the real reason flyers need to turn their smartphones on Airplane Mode after years of questions about how it impacts the aircraft.

Pilot explains the real reason phones need to be in airplane mode: ‘Not a conspiracy’ By . Ben Cost. Published Dec. 9, 2024, 9:09 a.m. ET. This is why keeping your phone on won’t fly.

"The airplane mode button on your phone is not a conspiracy," a U.S. airline pilot and Army veteran who goes by @perchpoint on TikTok said in his message, which had been viewed nearly 100,000 ...