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TSA says no to inflight electronics |
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Written by Rob Squires
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Monday, 28 December 2009 |
THE UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AUTHORITY has been scrambling in the wake of a Christmas Day incident aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. On approach to Detroit International Airport, Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to ignite explosives sewn into his pants. He was tackled by other passengers and subdued, the flight landed without further incident.
Early Monday, the TSA issued a revised security directive from a day before that had instructed airlines to limit passenger movement one hour prior to landing, as well as prohibiting the use of electronics aboard international flights into the US.
The revised directive, instructs airlines to:
Disable aircraft-integrated passenger communications systems and services (phone, internet access services, live television programming, global positioning systems) prior to boarding and during all phases of flight.
As of right now, the guidelines on using gadgets and goodies like in-flight WiFi and TV are quite muddled. Travellers can only hope that the mess will be sorted out prior to the start of CES in two weeks.
Update: The TSA's reactionary new "security rules" have been eased as of this afternoon. As being reported CBS News , it is now up to the captain if and when the rules are enforced on each flight.
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