Thursday, October 11, 2007
No Use Of Mobile Phones In US Flights
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 04:00 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2007/10/06/et-mobile-news-106.xml
"Authorities in America have ruled out allowing mobile phones on planes following a public outcry over safety, reports Charles Starmer-Smith. Aviation authorities in the United States have ruled out the use of mobile phones on planes for the "foreseeable future". Les Dorr, of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), told Telegraph Travel this week that proposals to lift the ban on in-flight mobiles had caused such an outcry they had been dropped."
I don't think there is much safety involved, but I am thrilled this movement to allow mobile cell phone use on flights has failed. The last thing I want is to be sitting within 3 rows of some obnoxious self important middle manager yammering away about nothing in particular to impress upon people how he is so important, his team back at the office can't function without his input. Additionally, I don't want to be bothered when I am on a plane by the outside world. I don't even want email access when I am up there. I get so much work done with no interruptions, I have threatened several times to just get a plane ticket and fly nowhere in particular just so I can have 3-5 hours of uninterrupted time to get what would take me 3 days in the office to accomplish.
"Authorities in America have ruled out allowing mobile phones on planes following a public outcry over safety, reports Charles Starmer-Smith. Aviation authorities in the United States have ruled out the use of mobile phones on planes for the "foreseeable future". Les Dorr, of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), told Telegraph Travel this week that proposals to lift the ban on in-flight mobiles had caused such an outcry they had been dropped."
I don't think there is much safety involved, but I am thrilled this movement to allow mobile cell phone use on flights has failed. The last thing I want is to be sitting within 3 rows of some obnoxious self important middle manager yammering away about nothing in particular to impress upon people how he is so important, his team back at the office can't function without his input. Additionally, I don't want to be bothered when I am on a plane by the outside world. I don't even want email access when I am up there. I get so much work done with no interruptions, I have threatened several times to just get a plane ticket and fly nowhere in particular just so I can have 3-5 hours of uninterrupted time to get what would take me 3 days in the office to accomplish.
