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YOWkid Aug 23, 2004 6:31 am
Originally Posted by MAN Flyer
I completely agree with the above comment. However, is this going to last ?. I have started to read worrying articles in recent months about how the technology of newer mobile phones will soon allow them to be used on board without interfering with the flight controls.

I pray that they never allow people full use of mobile phones at 35,000 ft as this would IMHO be a nightmare. :eek:
I really doubt people will use mobile phones -- especially if it's going to cost them a fortune to do so.

I agree with House -- that's why I fly AC transatlantic too! :D

MAN Flyer Aug 23, 2004 6:34 am
Originally Posted by House
I think it's (unfortunately) inevitable. In flight email is going to be bad enough - I'm actually going to make sure I avoid the planes with in-flight internet for as long as possible (if I stick to flying AC transatlantic then I should get away with this for several years yet :D )
Internet/email etc doesn't bother me, people getting hold of me doesn't either, I CAN switch off my phone if I want :) .

I'm more concerned that the quiet(ish) ambience of an aircraft cabin is going to be ruined by some loud mouth yelling down the phone to someone during the flight. It's bad enough in certain lounges, usually with people from certain large countires whose 'volume' always seems a few decibels higher than is needed to talk to someone else either sat next to them or on the other end of a phone :D .

mad_atta Aug 23, 2004 6:45 am
Originally Posted by ajamieson
Nope, quite agree. In fact, I can better that. I'm a closet white-wine spritzer addict (it helps disguise the taste of the BD wine and reduces acid reflux - a win/win in my book) and you'll find me in the LHR domestic lounge with a PINT GLASS of pinot grigio topped off with soda water and lots of ice.
Oh dear, that really *is* drastic when the wine is so foul you have to turn it into a spritzer. Luckily the AirNZ Koru lounges tend to have a fairly impressive range of alcohol on offer - in the domestic lounge at Wellington I once counted 13 different types of beer (plus 4 or 5 different wines, bubbly etc) though it saddens me to report that in a recent bout of wild winter weather the Koru longe roof was torn right off by 180km/h winds and the interior flooded. So I may face the horrible prospect of no wine at all on my next visit! :eek:


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