Funny, I was just talking with a friend, explaining how the ban on using mobile phones on airplanes is fear mongering and one of the biggest bluffs since aspiring. Of course, the regulators until now have said that mobiles can - or will - effect the delicate equipment that is used to keep the airplane in the air. This is obviously absolute rubbish. If mobile phones would have any effect on an airplane, they would be taken off the passengers, sealed in a lead box and only given back after passport check once safely on the ground.
Not so much any more, European commission lifts the ban and allows airline carriers to decide for themselves. Whether or not it’s a good thing to allow passengers shout on the phone, “I CAN’T HEAR YOU, I’M 10000 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL!”, will be learned the hard way. Read more on The Guardian.
Next thing EC has to get their act together on is the ridiculous ban on fluids on the planes. What a load of bullshit. Haven’t they ever heard of Nitroglycerin? Eh?
–kristian
[update] Just reading Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish) re: above topic. It appears that airplanes will be fitted with something called ‘open cable’ that will keep phones from contacting mobile phone masts on the ground. Instead, they’ll direct the signal to a satellite.
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