They don't want to hear them on the street, or at work, or in the coffee shop. But it turns out they especially don't want to hear them while stuck in a giant metal tube flying through the air.
On Thursday, news broke that the Federal Communications Commission will soon consider letting people make cell phone calls on airplanes. Unsurprisingly, the prospect of having to sit next to some blabbermouth on their next commercial flight has some people very irritated:
You think you hate babies on planes? Wait til there are teenagers on cell phones on planes.
— Allyson E-B (@allysoneb) November 22, 2013 
I don't think phones should be allowed on planes because do you know how annoying that would be?
— Mitch Kwiatkowski (@MitchKwik) November 22, 2013 
The airplane is one of the last save havens from obnoxious phone etiquette. They're everywhere else! No phones on planes! #orangeroom
— Fred Somers (@fsomers1) November 22, 2013 
FCC considering allowing cell phones on air planes above 10,000 ft. Big mistake. No need to listen to other conversations. Things can wait.
— Matt Roberts (@MattRobertsNY) November 22, 2013 Texting? Playing games? Surfing the web? All of these are preferable to making phone calls.
Cell phones on planes?... Text - yes, talk - no. Talking would be more annoying than cell phone talk in a restaurant... #OrangeRoom
— Jane Sassaman (@janesass) November 22, 2013 
Wondering how many people are REALLY in favor of allowing use of cell phones (for actual phone calls) on planes. Texts - fine, chatting - no
— Adam W. Casler (@adamcasler) November 22, 2013 Some people suggest airplanes create "no-calling" sections.
Terrible idea! Cell phone talking on planes getting approved. http://t.co/rwsRFpEDHD Where is the quiet car?
— Ivan Frishberg (@DCIvan) November 21, 2013
The airplane is one of the last save havens from obnoxious phone etiquette. They're everywhere else! No phones on planes! #orangeroom
— Fred Somers (@fsomers1) November 22, 2013 Flight attendants are against the move as well.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA issued a statement that it is against the rule change.
“Flight attendants, as first responders and the last line of defense in our nation’s aviation system, understand the importance of maintaining a calm cabin environment. Any situation that is loud, divisive, and possibly disruptive is not only unwelcome but also unsafe,” the union told Politico.
@richardquest NO to phones on planes! Flight Attendant opinion here.
— jsummie (@jsummie) November 22, 2013 There's even a White House petition to stop the FCC.
from Chicago - The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/cellphones-on-planes_n_4323338.html?utm_hp_ref=chicago&ir=Chicago
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