{"id":121508,"date":"2025-08-19T20:40:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121508"},"modified":"2025-08-19T20:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:40:27","slug":"breaking-ncaa-bans-flight-mode-orders-full-shutdown-of-phones-during-take-off-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-ncaa-bans-flight-mode-orders-full-shutdown-of-phones-during-take-off-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: NCAA Bans Flight Mode, Orders Full Shutdown of Phones During Take-Off, Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned the use of flight mode on mobile phones and other electronic devices during flights, mandating that all gadgets must now be completely switched off during take-off and landing.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The directive comes in the wake of rising incidents of unruly passenger behaviour, including the recent clashes aboard an Ibom Air flight, where cabin crew and a passenger were filmed in a heated altercation over in-flight phone usage. The video, which went viral, sparked national debate over airline safety protocols and passenger conduct.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking during the National Civil Aviation Security Committee Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, the Director General of the NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, announced the immediate end of the flight mode practice, calling it obsolete and unsafe.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAll mobile phones and other portable electronic devices should be switched off during at least the critical phase of flight on all Nigerian airlines,&#8221; he said emphatically.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rejecting the long-standing practice of using flight mode, Najomo declared, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing like anything like flight mode any longer. Must be switched off. Nigerian air operators are therefore required to amend their operations manual to reflect this requirement and submit to the NCAA for approval, if different from this resolution.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NCAA chief also announced tougher enforcement measures to curb misbehavior at airports and onboard aircraft, stating that the era of \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d is over.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to go on air. We\u2019ll make sure that we take all these preambles to inform passengers of their responsibilities,\u201d Najomo said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt will not be as business as usual. I can assure you that. It will not.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Najomo added that airlines would now be required to implement training in conflict resolution for their staff to handle disruptive passengers more effectively.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are going to start checking that you do adequate training. If you\u2019ve not done that, please go back and make sure you get this done,\u201d he warned.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NCAA also plans a nationwide public awareness campaign, including radio and television jingles, to educate passengers on their responsibilities and acceptable conduct while flying.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned the use of flight mode on mobile phones and other electronic devices during flights, mandating that all gadgets must&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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