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Airline allows cell phone calls in-flight

blogs.computerworld.com — The Dubai-base Emirates airline has announced a policy of allowing passengers to make cell phone calls during flight. Quantas has announced plans to allow the use of cell phones for text messaging and e-mail. Is this the way all airlines should go -- combining convenience with common sense?

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  • Patrikc325, on 03/22/2008, -0/+5I am against cell phone use in planes.
  • WriterSD, on 03/22/2008, -0/+4 It would be nice to be able to call people while on a flight. But I also don't want to hear other people's conversations. So I'd rather cell phones not be used.
  • Tiler, on 03/22/2008, -0/+2Great. Now we get to hear Suze Dramaqueen work out all the details of her pathetic social life the whole flight, as if her screaming kids kicking the back of my seat wasn't bad enough!
  • DeskFlyer, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1Submit the original ***** article damn it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7308041.stm
  • DeskFlyer, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1You don't fly much do you?
  • inactive, on 03/22/2008, -2/+1good news
  • dld0531, on 03/22/2008, -2/+1I really don't have a problem with it as long as the cell phone is on silent ring.

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