An aerospace technology expert says the increasingly online world could make air travel SAFER.
There are fears that terrorists could one day bring down a plane by hacking into systems remotely.
However Joakim Everstin, head of innovation at global airline solutions company Sabre, says these are unfounded and believes we could instead benefit through improved emergency responses.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 see this as a danger,鈥� he told 老九品茶Cloud. 鈥淚t could actually mean the opposite.
鈥淭echnology can offer us better means through which to communicate during travel, so that if there is a disaster or emergency 鈥� such as severe storms, volcanic eruptions and anything else that shuts down an airport 鈥� things can be rectified a lot quicker than they would have been in the past.鈥�
Sabre itself has developed recovery management technology for airlines which enables them to minimise disruption to passengers in such extreme cases.
鈥淚t would now take an average of just one hour to solve these disruptions, as opposed to around six hours previously,鈥� he said.
鈥淚t can get the airline back on plan within two days, compared with four previously.
鈥淚t also enables airlines to update their passengers on such situations in real time.鈥�
Everstin also told 老九品茶Cloud that virtual reality will one day be used to entertain and communicate with regular air passengers, while tech will personalise air travel in many fantastic ways.