In some cases, it may also disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but you can turn them back on manually to avail onboard connectivity without exiting airplane mode. While it's mainly designed for you to ...

On every flight, you're instructed to turn your phone on airplane mode prior to take-off. Alarmists allege leaving smartphones on could cause planes to fall from the sky, but pilots have debunked ...

You're rushing to make that flight, but as you settle into your seat, you hear the familiar pre-flight request to switch your ...

In either case, boarding a plane in the US means being greeted with the familiar instruction to turn portable electronic devices onto airplane mode or turn them off entirely. The reason for this ...

The pilot went on to say while forgetting to turn phones on airplane mode isn't "the end of the world" and "the plane will not fall out of the sky," it does "have the potential to mess with the ...

Travellers are being warned a simple mistake in not selecting one phone mode could end up costing them. The warning comes as ...

They didn’t turn on Airplane Mode. Picture: iStock The blog states that by keeping your phone in airplane mode, your phone cannot join any cellular networks and will not get you a giant bill later.