Picture the scene, you are flying business class over the Atlantic to say, sunny San Francisco, on your way to another high-powered meeting. What could be more natural than breaking out your laptop to catch up on some urgent work? But if an report in UK newspaper, The Independent is anything to go by, you would do well to think twice. The paper reported a Commons written answer from the junior minister for transport, Glenda Jackson, which detailed 19 incidents over the last five years where the flight controls of aircraft had been affected by customers using electronic gadgets such as laptops, CD players and Walkmans. In all, 19 incidents have occurred over the last the five years. It’s enough to make you leave the mobile phone at home next time.
