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Turn Off the iPhone or Go to Jail

Passenger detained for using phone in 'airplane mode'

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 12, 2007 7:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – An irate flight attendant attempted to have a passenger arrested for refusing to turn off an iPhone on a flight to Hawaii, even though it was reportedly in "airplane mode" and didn't violate any FAA rules. The mode turns off all cell, WiFi and...   Read full story »

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