The nature of mobile phone use on aircraft is now to be largely determined by airlines, one industry expert has said.
Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator, has this week approved the use of mobile devices on aeroplanes in European airspace, providing the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency approve the specific technologies used by airlines.
James Fremantle, industry affairs manager with the Air Transport Users Council (AUC), said that it is likely that the use of business mobiles and similar devices on flights will become common fairly soon.
The nature of this transition looks set to be determined by "the individual choice of the airline involved", he noted.
"Obviously they don't want to annoy their passengers and put people off, so they have to make a commercial decision about whether passengers want it or not," explained Mr Fremantle.
The UK's consumer council for air travellers, the AUC is funded by the CAA as an auxiliary group within the body's corporate structure.
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