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Aussie Airlines To Allow Uninterrupted Mobile Use During Flights

Posted by timothy on from the Friendlier-down-there dept.

Bismillah (993337) writes "While you're in coverage during take-off and landing, at least. Passengers flying with Qantas and Virgin Australia might be able to leave their devices on from as early as September this year after the Civil Aviation Authority decided it was no longer unsafe to do so."

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  1. as long as ... by thephydes · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    the ignorant cunt next to me isn't allowed to inflict his/her loud spoken conversation on me while I'm trying to sleep/tune out/read, then that's OK with me. As soon as they allow voice calls, air travel is well and truly fucked - much like going to a coffee shop in suburbia.

  2. This will end well... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It should take approximately no time at all for this to become an abject illustration of the adage that "Hell is other people". Definitely going to go well.