Originally Posted by
k374
+1,000,000
Banning cell phones in flight is the best idea ever... nobody is that important that they need to use a cell phone aboard a flight. People shouting loudly that they are on the plane is the most annoying piece of conversation!!! Do people need to communicate every piece of useless detail to everyone else? really?
If you have something that critically important to be communicated (life or death situation) i'm sure the pilot can radio that communication!
I'm not going to defend inane conversation, but as a business traveler I dislike being cut off for the duration of the flight. Given that on most airlines in coach I can barely open my laptop, and I can't make phone calls, the flight time becomes wasted time.
If I could make calls I could use that time to advance my projects forward, attend conference calls and meetings, even sit in on training sessions - thinks I have to miss out on now if I happen to have travel that conflicts.