[Scan-DC] Airlines Prepare for Cellphone Calling

[Steve Rigby]

On Mar 15, 2006, at 9:22 PM, Alan Henney wrote:

>
> Do travelers really want to gab inflight? Of 8,000 comments to the FCC
> when it proposed dropping its ban, only two or three were in favor.
> The rest, except for the 50 or so technical reports, were from
> travelers vociferously opposed, arguing that airplanes should be a
> refuge from calls and emails. Flight attendant unions are also
> opposed, fearing obnoxious phone habits could lead to air-rage
> incidents.

   Amen to the above.  The absolute, last thing I would ever want is to 
have an obnoxious Type-A personality seated near me, yelling into a 
phone, making worse an already taxing adventure, air travel.  Believe 
me, the far greatest danger in allowing in-flight cell phone calls will 
be that of passenger on passenger altercations, with alcohol being a 
factor.  And you just know it's going to happen.

   Steve