Air passengers have been warned they face bills of hundreds of pounds if they fail to switch to their phone’s airplane mode while in flight. One traveller racked up nearly $300 (£235) of charges on a flight from Ireland to the US with Aer Lingus after he left his mobile on in an overhead compartment. With signal and roaming turned on, the phone connected to the aircraft’s in-flight network provided by aviation telecommunications specialist Aeromobile. Provider AT&T said the bill was the result of “antennas installed on the plane that operate outside an unlimited international roaming plan… automatically connect[ing] with phones that are not in flight mode”. Aer Lingus, one of 23 airlines that… Register for free to read this article, or log in to your Telegraph account Register Log in
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