I also think that the airline industry doesn't want the passengers to know what is going on with the ground conditions. After 9/11 less people fly for fear of another terrorist attack. So, the airline industry doesn't want people to use their cell phones and find out something is wrong and worry about complications going on. Because people will begin to freak out. They want us to not be so afraid, so they can make some profit again.
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I also think that the airline industry doesn't want the passengers to know what is going on with the ground conditions. After 9/11 less people fly for fear of another terrorist attack. So, the airline industry doesn't want people to use their cell phones and find out something is wrong and worry about complications going on. Because people will begin to freak out. They want us to not be so afraid, so they can make some profit again.