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> Frank Wake of Anchorage said allowing calls would be “cruel and unusual torture for those of us trapped.” > 96% favoring the ban, 2% favoring the ban with ex
by tradersam 10y ago
> Frank Wake of Anchorage said allowing calls would be “cruel and unusual torture for those of us trapped.”
> 96% favoring the ban, 2% favoring the ban with exceptions for emergencies and 2% saying airlines should set their own policies.
People don't like other people.
- Shivetya 10y agowell with regards to how many can be rude from a sense of entitlement it probably is best not to open this barn door. then throw in the people who will have to be told individually when to hang up and won't, we really don't need another reason to create belligerent fliers.
- revelation 10y agoThat is a funny ratio, given far more people casually whip out their phone in public transport and start yapping away.
- tradersam 10y agoFlights seem like a bigger deal than hoping on a bus/train. There is a much higher barrier to entry, more regulation, and people take it pretty serious. You don't get a pat down on the bus.
- InitialLastName 10y ago> You don't get a pat down on the bus. Nobody's worried that you'll destroy valuable property or kill people by driving a bus into it/them. They probably should be.