Passengers on Virgin and Qantas flights may now use phones in-flight

Passengers on Virgin and Qantas flights travelling around Australia will no longer need to turn off their mobile phones or tablets during take off and landing within a matter of weeks, following the Civil Aviation Safety Authority putting in new procedures for airlines to allow passengers to keep their devices switched on. The old rules required passengers to turn off mobiles during take off and landing, but, after investigation, and following the US and Europe, CASA has ruled that the devices can be left on, albeit in flight mode.