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Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by Mattasher on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:13PM (#34178018)
I suspect it's more a function of cost and class. The people who pay $500 to fly aren't the same as the people who pay $2.50 to be on the subway, or jump the turnstile altogether.
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Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by end_of_line on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:23PM (#34178163)
500$ is a quite average price for the country I live in. Of course I don't mean cheap airlines, only the national ones.
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Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by JumpCrisscross on Thursday December 29, 2022 @05:11PM (#34178716)
> it's more a function of cost and class

A notable difference between economy and front cabin is the passengers. Mostly good: pets and kids are uncannily well behaved. Sometimes bad, e.g. more arguing.

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Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by KptMarchewa on Thursday December 29, 2022 @05:53PM (#34179207)
I still can find 10$ Ryanair tickets...
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Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by vinay427 on Friday December 30, 2022 @10:32AM (#34185901)
The average passenger likely paid far more than $10, so I think their point stands, sort of. I would add that trains for longer than a few hours in many western countries often cost more than the typical price of a Ryanair ticket, so I’m not sure the class difference is very large in some countries.
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