Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, said the plan would "enable innovative services for people" and help European companies grow."The sky is no longer a limit when it comes to possibilities offered by super-fast, high-capacity connectivity," he said.The new system will be able to take advantage of the much faster download speeds provided by 5G, which according to mobile network EE can be over 100Mbps - enabling a film to be downloaded in just a few minutes.Dai Whittingham, chief executive of the UK Flight Safety Committee, told the BBC that airplane mode was historically important due to a lack of knowledge about how mobile devices affect aircraft.The Civil Aviation Authority - the regulator responsible for the safety of aircraft within the UK - has been approached by the BBC for comment."