新华网12月20日电 据科技博客Gizmodo文章，英国航空公司宣布，即日起允许乘客在飞机起飞和着陆期间使用电子设备，从而成为首个允许全航程使用电子设备的欧洲航空公司。

上个月，欧洲航空安全局宣布将紧随美国联邦航空管理局的步伐，允许乘客在飞机起飞和着陆期间使用电子设备。

根据英国航空公司的声明，乘客将被允许在整个航程中保持电子设备开机运行。英国民航局指出，收发文本信息或进行通话仍然不被允许，而且无线设备仍必须调至飞行模式。此外，显然新变化不会对笔记本电脑的使用构成影响。

尽管如此，对手机和电子阅读器的限制有所放松，这样的新变化已足以令乘客倍感欣慰。英国航空公司的飞行培训经理伊恩·普林格尔机长表示赞同：“限制的放宽能够为乘客额外带来人均30分钟的屏幕时间。”未来或有更多欧洲航空公司出台相似规定。

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British Airways the First European Airline to Allow Gadgets at Takeoff

Last month, the European Aviation Safety Agency announced that it was going to join step with the FAA and allow electronic devices to be used during takeoff and landing. Now, British Airways is the first European airline to allow more free'n'easy use of gadgets in flights.

British Airways has announced that, from today, passengers will be able to keep electronic devices switched on for the entirety of their flight. The UK's Civil Aviation Authority points out that no texts or calls will be allowed, and that wireless devices will have to be airplane mode, too. Also, apparently the changes doesn't include laptops. Huh.

But still, it includes phone and e-readers, and that should be enough to keep you amused. British Airways' flight training manager, Captain Ian Pringle agrees: "The easing of restrictions will provide an average of 30 minutes additional personal screen time," he explains. You can expect more European airlines to follow suit real soon.

(原标题：英航允许全程使用电子设备)