As airlines from the world over roll out 5G services that let passengers make calls mid-flight, the question really is – does this decades-old ritual still makes sense?
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Wizz Air to add 35 planes to fleet this year, targets 500 by 2030
Wizz Air is flying high with increased demand for low-cost aviation, plans major fleet expansion in coming years
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Sky hotel is the latest vision of the future
Yemeni engineer Hashem Al-Ghaili has unveiled his vision for the future of travel – a hotel in the sky powered by 20 nuclear-powered engines
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Video: Why food tastes different on planes
Food on airplanes has never seemed to taste particularly great – and it’s likely because your taste actually changes while you’re in the air.
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Video: Why planes dump jet fuel
A pilot will choose to dump fuel only on very rare occasions.