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Cell-phones on airplanes: are you ready?

05/01/08
New European Union (EU) rules make it likely that travelers will be able to place cell phone calls on flights in EU airspace as soon as this summer. Air France is already testing such a service on one “cell-phones-allowed” plane that I got to fly on yesterday between Paris and Geneva. Technically, the service isn’t […]

A “moment of tranquility” before the phone rings

04/07/08
Air France-KLM is currently testing in-flight mobile phone services on some European routes. Today the European Union (EU) announced that other airlines may offer the service as well – as long as they comply with licensing and equipment regulations and keep a lid on the cost of those high-flying calls. Still, uh, up in the […]

Another reason to pack earplugs

04/02/08
Since December 2007 Air France has been testing a service that allows travelers to use their cell phones in-flight for communication services that include SMS and e-mail, but not for voice-calls. As of today, travelers can also use their cell-phones to make and receive voice calls – but only on one Airbus A318 that’s used […]

Stuck at Denver International Airport

03/07/08
I rarely mind spending a few extra hours at an airport – especially when I get a free ticket for volunteering to take a later flight and there’s free wireless Internet access throughout the terminal. This afternoon I volunteered to stay behind. The very irate woman in front of me at the customer service counter […]

Too pretty to fly? No – too rude.

02/28/08
Two young women escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight for causing a disruption on a flight from Tampa to Los Angeles are blaming the incident on jealousy over their good looks – rather than their truly rude and clueless manners.   I had fun  writing about it this week in my Well  Mannered Traveler column on […]
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