Well, its not cotton candy, but its certainly just as obnoxious. Think of all the things that bother you on an overcrowded commercial flight these days. Ok, now add 15 self-important pricks yelling into their mobile devices, attempting to be heard over crying babies, intercom prompts and, oh yeah, jet engines. Well, Congress just eliminated that nuisance for you. The new bill, bizarrely named Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act (or HANG UP), puts a moratorium on in-flight cell phone use, at least for now.
The bill comes at a strange time though, seeing as how most domestic carriers are putting WiFi access on their flights in the very near future. Slashdot reports that Orgeon Representative Peter DeFazio believes "it won't be long before the ban on voice communications on in-flight planes is lifted. Cash-strapped airlines could end up charging some passengers to use their phones while charging others to sit in a phone-free section of the plane." Yikes. What a mess.
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