50,000-yuan fine for using phone on plane
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PASSENGERS who illegally use mobile phones on planes could be fined up to 50,000 yuan (US$7,539), according to a draft amendment to China’s Civil Aviation Law.
The draft regulation, which was released to solicit public input on 14 new regulations, including formal bans on smoking on aircraft; occupying other passengers’ seats; breaking into aircraft, cockpits or restricted airport facilities; and making hoax threats, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
The administration said all mobile phones and other electronic devices that can transmit radio signals must be turned off “after the cabin door is closed and until the door is opened after landing.”
For some domestic flights offering Wi-Fi service, passengers are only allowed to use laptops or tablets to access the Internet during the flight.
Mobile phone signals could interfere with the aircraft’s navigation and communication systems.
Some foreign carriers allow the use of mobile phones in the air because their planes are equipped with anti-interference systems.
The draft regulation also bans hijacking aircraft; taking hostages in the air or at airports; taking arms or dangerous materials onto planes and into airports and civil aviation facilities; damaging aircraft or airport property; and opening emergency doors in the air without cause. “The current civil aviation law, which was issued in 1996, failed to list some important safety management rules,” the administration said on its official website.
In the publicized draft, 24 clauses have been added and 78 original clauses have been amended, said the administration, which spent 16 years researching the amendment.
The draft also includes bans on burning straw or waste, igniting fireworks, and feeding or releasing birds near restricted areas at airports. Carriers that transport dangerous materials without permission will be fined up to a million yuan and all their profits will be confiscated.
The draft bill also aims to better protect passengers, the official added. For instance, carriers must inform passengers of flight delays and cancellations.
People can send their suggestions on the amendment to airlaw@caac.gov.cn before September 6.
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