London reuters - airline passengers could face a worldwide dan on electronic gadgets which can endanger planes , aviation experts have warned
Research shows that electromagnetic interference , caused by radio waves , can interfere with plane instruments . Interference has affected up to 100 flights and may have caused the Lauda Air disaster over Thailand in 1991 that killed 223 people . British ans US government safety reports , cited by The Sunday Time newspaper , showed alerts had risen sharply in the past three years
Electromagnetic interference from camcorders can cause planes to bank sharply to the left , laptop computors cut communication between aircraft and ground control and personal stermay make planes move off course. The findings prompted spokesmen for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic airlines to tell the Sunday Times that all such devices could be banned if the number of alerts rose