78% Of Travellers Are Against In-Flight Mobile Phones
Despite spending millions of dollars on new technology to bring mobile phones to the airline industry, a new survey has found that 78% of passengers are actually against the idea. It seems that many still feel that the last bastion of solitude should be maintained, but why?
It seems that many passengers value the current in-flight atmosphere, and while many complain about noisy children and babies, imagine what they might say if there was a teenager on the phone for the whole flight! But what about the business market?
It seems unlikely that the business market will not be appreciative of the new found technology, which will surely allow internet access in-flight as well. The true twenty four office will now be extended to the skies, and their will be no hiding place or rest time for the top executives. Quite when the mobile phone systems will be in place across all airlines remains to be seen, but none will want any competitors to have too much of a free run - while initially sitting back to see how the systems are received.
There were some interesting comments regarding in-flight security, and the potential for problems, with mobile phones often used by terrorists to prime and engage their armoury. Will this be a consideration? How will the airlines ensure security at all times?
While the airlines have received clearance from the majority of the worlds aviation authorities, the first few months of online mobiles will be monitored very carefully. The old wives tale about interfering with the aircraft radar system was something of a “red herring”, with the main problem being locating and focusing on one mobile land base at a time.
Air France will be the first major airline to bring mobile phones to the skies, but others are sure to follow if the service receives universal approval - something which is not certain at this moment in time.