Why do why have to turn on airplane mode when in flight, what happens if we don’t.
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Nothing happens if you don’t. As to why? Because when mobiles phones first started gaining wide adoption airlines didn’t know if the emissions from the phone would interfere with aircraft systems. So to eliminate any potential liability they may have faced in the event of an accident that may have been in any way tied to mobile phone use and interference with aircraft systems, they decided to forbid their use during flight. In other words, it was a way to limit their potential liability. There are probably other reasons as well, like folks paying attention to a phone aren’t paying attention to commands/instructions from the flight crew.
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