According to the June 2008 issue of Global Traverler, the unfriendly skies may be getting a little noisy. Several European airlines and some US airlines are considering offering passengers WiFi use and allowing passenger to use mobile phone and devises. Please tell me it is not so … at least about mobile phone use. WiFi is fine, I would like to be able to check my email, read news, or blog, especially on long flights.
Mobile phone use is another issue, actually a problem. It’s bad enough to have to listen to some passengers talk, but now they are going to be talking on the phone and talking to their travel companions. Then you have a lot of mobile phone users who seem to have not etiquette … they talk long and loud. As an aside, I can see those who travel alone as the most agregious. I think for some talking on the phone is a way to feel that they are not alone. Then you are going to have those business travelers who think that they are so important that they must be connected at all times.
Air travel may just get a little noisy … noisier. Congratulations to Luftansa who is only considering WiFi and not mobile phones, because it may disturb some passengers.
WiFi, yes, mobile phone use, no!
By the way, I thought these devises interferred with navigation? Hmm?
