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Kulula Airlines now passengers to use their electronics on flights

Travel 8 July 2019

SA airline, Kulula Airlines has announced that passengers will be allowed to use portable electronic devices such as their tablets, smartwatches, phones, MP3 players and laptops throughout its flights.

Shaun Pozyn, Head of Marketing at kulula.com. said in a statement: "We have worked very closely with the South African Aviation authority to approve this new policy on our aircraft, which is a significant enhancement to our customer experience onboard."

“Taking into consideration our commitment to safety and the needs of our passengers, we are delighted to announce that passengers will now be able to read e-books, play games, watch videos and get some business done from gate-to-gate. In short, this means that passengers can now use their devices as soon as they set foot onboard our aircraft and keep it on for their entire journey."

How it works is that airlines that allow in-flight electronic device use systems such as OnAir and AeroMobile which use miniature onboard base stations called picocells. These allow devices to transmit at lower power levels that are transmitted to a satellite and on to normal ground networks.

Supplied by: SA Airlines.

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