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A comment on Sen. McCaskill to FAA Chief: Fix Electronic Device Rules or Face Legislation.

Re:Sen. McCaskill to FAA Chief: Fix Electronic Device Rules ... by wildranter on Thursday December 13, 2012 @02:39AM (#4914773)
Whatever is done I hope they never allow people talking on the phone inside airliners. We don't need more annoying people taking long conversations by phone in public enclosed spaces as they were in their living rooms. It's either that or I'll buy a gun!
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Re:Sen. McCaskill to FAA Chief: Fix Electronic Device Rules ... by mahmud on Thursday December 13, 2012 @02:51AM (#4914805)
Airlines will start offering "quiet" flights at 40% premium, allowing only business class passengers to talk on the phone (or you can upgrade yourself to Communicator level for $20 more and use your phone in economy)

In Australia you can pay Qantas $ to "offset" your carbon footprint. Carbon tax is already law, you're just paying to help them with their taxes ;-)

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Re:Sen. McCaskill to FAA Chief: Fix Electronic Device Rules ... by toomuchtodo on Thursday December 13, 2012 @03:42AM (#4914905)
"Carbon tax is already law, you're just paying to help them with their taxes."

Like the landing fees, 9/11 "security fees" per flight leg, etc?

I'm helping them pay for everything already, including their (small) profit =)

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Re:Sen. McCaskill to FAA Chief: Fix Electronic Device Rules ... by mahmud on Thursday December 13, 2012 @06:31AM (#4915304)
It's Capitalism, if the business is not profitable they should get out of it. No one told them to run on thin margin. Not my responsibility to subsidize bad business decisions.
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