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Poll: Vocal Minority of Frequent Flyers Against Congressional Ban on In-Flight Mobile Calling
Earlier this month, Republicans and Democrats in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure agreed that in-flight mobile calls on domestic flights should be banned. A recent poll of frequent travelers revealed that, while many support legislative action in this matter, one-quarter of respondents believe government action is inappropriate. I say let passengers vote with their wallets and keep the government out of it. The first airliner that allows in-flight mobile calls will find… (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Having passengers "pay extra for a quiet zone" is not the way to go. It should be "pay extra for a cackle zone".
The airline that allows somebody to talk on the phone in the seat next to me on a 6-hour cross-country flight is the airline that I, for one, will definitely NOT fly!
Paul, do you remember the GTE Airphone? Late 1980s through the 1990s more and more airlines were installing them...my airline had them right there in the seatbacks on some of the airplanes. They were never overly disruptive, but this is possibly because they had very high usage fees.
Maybe that needs to happen. Some sort of "carrier surcharge" to make the use of mobile phones outrageously expensive, and that way you won't see the teenage college slacker yakking on for 5 hours continuously, about inane topics.
I find the hand-held videogames that aren't muted, with their high-pitched "beeps" and "boops" more irritating. Noise-cancelling headsets can drown out most Human voices, but not the electronic sounds.
Maybe that needs to happen. Some sort of "carrier surcharge" to make the use of mobile phones outrageously expensive, and that way you won't see the teenage college slacker yakking on for 5 hours continuously, about inane topics.
I find the hand-held videogames that aren't muted, with their high-pitched "beeps" and "boops" more irritating. Noise-cancelling headsets can drown out most Human voices, but not the electronic sounds.
mutual respect, common courtesy, and consideration of others is what's missing this day and age.... noise canceling headsets are not the answer...
I had a bad experience with the GTE airphone on the La Guardia -> DCA shuttle, I think it was the Trump Shuttle but it has been a long time. A guy walked on the plane talking on his cell phone, said, "I'll call you back", hung up, got the GTE phone, and talked all the way to DCA. That is a short flight and it was annoying enough.
I expect that the first airline to allow in-flight cell phone use will see a drop in revenue as 90% of the respondents agreed with you. I don't see how congress should get involved in this issue. What if an airline decides they want to try a cell phone section in the back of the plane like they used to do for smoking?