I am sure this has been/is being discussed right now somewhere else, but the latest Business Traveller Magazine posting (thanks Lindsay) says trials will start next year!
I am sure it is something we will all get used to, but should we be forced to? I appreciate people have to do business, but I am sure that a large percentage of the calls could wait, especially on a 1 hr SYD-BNE. Imagine the racket 10 mins after take off when everybody switches on their phones, and then the nagging "excuse me sir, we have made the anouncement to turn your phone off for landing", repeated over and over as people try to get that last bit of conversation completed. "excuse me sir, please turn your phone off for landing". And the beep beep of messages every 30 secs. I enjoy using my phone just as much as the next person, but I also enjoy "please sir, switch off your phone" the hr of silence you get on a plane, one of the few ...beep beep beep, beep beep beep... places left where this is possible. I also have my message tone set to beep beep silent.
As a side, it good to see overseas intrest as to the fuel cost being hidden in the "taxes & surcharges", rather than simply added to the ticket cost. Maybe they (the airlines) will take note...hahaha.
I am sure it is something we will all get used to, but should we be forced to? I appreciate people have to do business, but I am sure that a large percentage of the calls could wait, especially on a 1 hr SYD-BNE. Imagine the racket 10 mins after take off when everybody switches on their phones, and then the nagging "excuse me sir, we have made the anouncement to turn your phone off for landing", repeated over and over as people try to get that last bit of conversation completed. "excuse me sir, please turn your phone off for landing". And the beep beep of messages every 30 secs. I enjoy using my phone just as much as the next person, but I also enjoy "please sir, switch off your phone" the hr of silence you get on a plane, one of the few ...beep beep beep, beep beep beep... places left where this is possible. I also have my message tone set to beep beep silent.
As a side, it good to see overseas intrest as to the fuel cost being hidden in the "taxes & surcharges", rather than simply added to the ticket cost. Maybe they (the airlines) will take note...hahaha.