Have you noticed how, these days, we are glued to our
phones 24/7? It’s like we are scared to be apart from them. Without them, we
feel out of the loop - disconnected. Some people even suffer separation anxiety
when they have to turn their phones off and, until very recently, that included
on flights. But now Europe is relaxing rules about the use of electronics
during flights, paving the way for devices to be used during take-off and
landing. The good news is the increased productivity time it offers for
business travellers, particularly on long haul flights. But is it good to
sacrifice well-earned downtime? Will it have cost implications? And are
travellers happy about this prospect?
Currently smartphones, tablets and other devices can be
used only while a plane is airborne. But now the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) has published guidelines saying use of such devices should now be
allowed during take-off and landing. It follows the US bringing in similar
rules last month. The EASA stipulates that devices must be used in ‘airplane
mode’, however, meaning passengers cannot use voice or text services due to the
possibility of radio interference with flight equipment. The changes will apply
to aircraft operated by European airlines and are likely to be introduced at
the end of the month.
At RoamingExpert we are finding that businesses are using
more and more mobile data and their costs concerned with roaming charges are spiralling.
It is great that we have all this technology at our fingertips and a mobile
workforce, which is efficient and productive, but with extended use of
technology there is a cost implication to consider. Businesses that travel and
their travel managers are continually looking at ways to streamline the travel
process with new apps and processes being implemented. I would urge all
companies that travel and their travel managers to look at the implications
these changes have on their data and roaming costs because experience shows us
that it is significant.
I’d be interested to know how business travellers, travel
managers and small businesses feel about this change and I’d urge you to
contact me @roamingexpert with the hashtag #bts14
This blog post was written by Mark Pattman, managing
director of Business Travel Show exhibitor RoamingExpert – for more
information, please visit www.roamingexpert.com
and www.businesstravelshow.com
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