Lifestyle: Here’s why airlines make you put your phone on 'Airplane Mode'

Cell phones don't actually interfere with a plane's navigation equipment.

Ever wonder why you have to put your phone on "Airplane Mode" on flights? Most people think it's because active cell phones could interfere with the plane's navigation equipment. But that's not the real reason why your phone has to be in "Airplane Mode."

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