Here Are the Airlines That Will Be First To Allow Relaxed Digital Device Use
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It will be race to be first, to jump on the PR value of it, until it will be commonplace...
The race is on to be the first airline to enables its passengers to have expanded use of in-flight electronics and here's how the carriers are lining up:
Delta claims it was the first airline to submit a plan to the FAA on the use of portable electronic devices gate to gate and below 10,000 feet, and says its entire fleet has completed the PED tolerance testing to ensure safe operations. View more on Delta's new PED policy here.
JetBlue, which is introducing Wi-Fi in the next few weeks, announced it has begun the process with the FAA "to become the first airline to allow customers to use portable electronic devices during all phases of the flight."
Spirit Airlines doesn't currently offer Wi-Fi but CEO Ben Baldanza told CNBC, “A large number of our customers bring a smartphone or tablet