A new survey, commissioned by All Nippon Airways for the U.S. market shows 72 percent of U.S. airline passengers surveyed experience pre-flight anxiety. Sixty-eight percent of passengers surveyed cited takeoff as the most stress-inducing part of the journey.
To address the stress of flying, ANA has launched a new app, ANA Takeoff Mode, specially designed to help ease people’s nerves during takeoff. Taking advantage of the FAA’s recent relaxing of the rules on allowing electronic devices to be used during takeoff, users can play a relaxing puzzle game that can actually detect and responds to the takeoff.
Available free via the App Store, ANA Takeoff Mode app takes the form of a simple but absorbing puzzle, challenging users to maneuver a ball on screen to collect points while relaxing music plays in the background. What makes the app truly unique is its capability to measure the amplitude and frequency response of the ambient noise inside the aircraft cabin. When the aircraft’s engines are at full throttle during takeoff, the audio profile triggers a special animation and message for the user.
ANA Takeoff Mode is one of the first smartphones apps to take advantage of the U.S. FAA’s announcement in October 2013 clearing airlines to allow passenger use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight.
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