Re:United Airlines to launch Starlink wi-fi in spring 2025
by michaelt on Sunday January 05, 2025 @01:23PM
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There's also no law against me belting out some opera classics on the plane while my 6 year old accompanies me on the violin I got them for christmas.
But the pleasure it brings the two of us might be outweighed by the displeasure of the other 500 people on the plane.
Re:United Airlines to launch Starlink wi-fi in spring 2025
by dghlsakjg on Sunday January 05, 2025 @01:52PM
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There aren't specific laws about this, but the law does allow for private businesses, and even public services to set rules around behavior.
There likely is a rule about being disruptive on a bus (or airplane), and it is within the law to enforce those rules.
Re:United Airlines to launch Starlink wi-fi in spring 2025
by mattmcknight on Sunday January 05, 2025 @01:25PM
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Acela does have the quiet car.
Many more people do sleep on planes than busses.
Re:United Airlines to launch Starlink wi-fi in spring 2025
by yencabulator on Sunday January 05, 2025 @11:56PM
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And a business can decide they no longer wish to serve a specific customer.
There's no law that says somebody can't take a phone call or a conference on a bus. A plane is just a bus in a sky ("public transportation")
Are they being kind of rude/selfish? Sure. Are you being kind of rude to say "you can't do this thing you want to do because it's an inconvenience to me"?