Originally Posted by pittpanther

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.