Phones On The Planes – Please No

The fact that there is even a coalition called the Inflight Passenger Communications Coalition which is focused on getting passengers the “right” to use their mobile phones on planes in the US is crazy.  I don’t care what they do in other countries.  This would drive me insane.  As someone who spends a significant amount of time on planes, the last thing I want to hear is some person talking the whole flight.  This is great downtime and work time for me. 

I completely agree with having Internet access.  People can stay connect via SMS (text messaging), e-mail, web chats, or other written modes.  Having dozens of people talking out loud in a confined space would be unpleasant for everyone.