Mobile Phone
 

It is with dread that I next fly sitting next to or near some loud mouthed idiot who has to tell the world and his wife...just got on....haven't taken off yet....it's a bit bumpy...food's good/bad....film (if appropriate) is rubbish.... fill in the blanks.
I was on a charter recently before the new rules came into force and despite the usual cabin announcement the idiot with a baseball cap on with the peak at the back is on his phone.. yeah it's been great.. yeah can't wait to go out tonight and get pi**ed...:ugh:

Just out of devilish interest, what airline where you on?

The use of mobile phones has been allowed by a number of airlines for a couple of years. EK, for example, except they have to turn them off in US airspace.

No reports here of any problems on such flights.

In order to work at altitude the phone will have to connect to a pico-cell on the aircraft. The airlines are charging an arm and a leg (ultimate roaming charges) to use such connections.

I guess I may be over reacting in comparing flying with travelling on the train. I do hope as has been suggested that it may well be difficult to get a signal.
It was a non UK charter operator HT.