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Is Airplane Mode on Flights Necessary or Outdated? (2025)

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Summary
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58% Informative

A survey of over 1,500 Americans found that 40 percent admitted to sometimes skipping airplane mode.

A single phone won’t disrupt much, but a cabin full of them is a recipe for noise pollution and irritated pilots.

FAA says airborne cell phone use is banned because it can mess with the radio altimeter, which helps pilots gauge altitude.

VR Score

43

Informative language

31

Neutral language

22

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

35

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

likely hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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