I have enough trouble listening to people talk about their latest doctor visit and that mysterious growth they found – I certainly don’t want to listen to that for hours on a plane. Just one more place to be with people who have no sense of decorum. Same people who go out to dinner at a restaurant with their muddy work clothes still on. Um. Yeah. I do sound kind of old!!

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I’m having a rant against Ryanair in general. Honestly, I think it’s time to see what other budget airlines are available. Ryanair has jumped the shark for me, and if I have to deal with a blabbermouth in the next seat for an entire flight, I’d probably get arrested.

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Great, I can’t wait to have my flight ruined by the sound of annoying mobile phones going off and then having to listen to peple talk about their lives for up to however long the flight is for.. Especially on a night flight!!!

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I like not having mobiles available inflight. You are correct to mention that the price will deter most people, but drunkards who drink and dial wont be deterred.

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@roxy – ryanair is primarily short-haul and does not have any night flights, so you’re alright there.

generally, i wonder what people would say if BA introduced the same policy. Everyone likes having a pop at Ryanair.

The bigger story with Ryanair this week is its axing of check-in desks – that is an issue which will impact on consumers far more than mobiles on flights, where many will be priced out of using them.

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I don’t really see the need for people to use their mobiles on a plane. Surely things can wait! What did we all do before mobiles!! We managed..
I am too embarrassed to even talk on my mobile phone on public transport let alone a place where there is no escape!! We should be able to switch off our lives sometimes!

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I was on a flight back from Geneva a couple of years ago and the guy sat next to me started using his phone just after take-off. Drove me nuts. The cabin crew told him to stop, so he started hiding under his jacket. I took great pleasure in telling the crew that he was using it again.

It’s 90 mins from Geneva – a phonecall can wait to be honest. If I can manage to wait, so can everyone else!

I will never use an airline which allows phonecalls to be made unless there are phonebooths that people have to go in and close the door. I don’t want to be hearing about

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On a recent rail journey from hell I had the misfortune to sit near a lady who was obviously some type of team supervisor and as it was nearing the end of the working day, she received call after call from her team leaders, advising on the numbers for the day. The point is that on each incomoming call she gave her name and the name of telephone network company she worked for. To say she was indiscreet would be an understatement as named companies who were either not paying their bills or late paying, were clearly heard.

If I had repeated what I had heard to her employers I am sure the very least she would have was a reprimand, more likely though the sack. Luckily for her, I am not as igorant as she was.

Business calls in the public domain can be a dangerous thing, so maybe businesses should discourage their staff to take and receive calls when travelling with the masses.

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Here here – let’s just hope the price puts people off!

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This service is more likely to be used for sending texts / emails. It will not be limited to 6 as in the case of voice calls. It should create the extra revenue Ryanair is looking for to keep the price of flights low.

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I feel really uncomfortable answering my phone on public transport. No matter how hard you try to whisper, people still look at you and you feel like you’re shouting so I would never feel the need or want to use mine on a flight. I recently sat next to a lady on the bus for about 20 minutes who was constantly on the phone. As soon as one person hung up she would call someone else. It would be a nightmare for people to use it on a flight!! There’s enough distractions a lot of the time anyway without someone near you chatting away really loudly. I understand it could come in handy for business travellers but if they’ve managed for all these years without it before then they can now! Most people are flying to go on holiday and just want to switch off from their life back home and relax and that can’t happen if you’re reminded of it all by someone else using a phone

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I think use of mobiles during flights should be banned because of increasing security threats. Besides, this also creates nuisance for fellow passenger. Yes, providing this paid facility by the airlines itself in the cabins is not a bad idea.

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I picked up a cell/GPS jammer on a recent trip through HongKong that looks like a cell phone.

Now I live in a cell-free “bubble” or approximately 30 feet / 10 metres when I am travelling or at a restaurant. I always precede its activation by saying to the offending user “Say goodbye, now”.

Only USD$90, tax free.

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Looks like Ryanair have got so desperate for extra revenue that they have taken to advertising Easyjet on their booking pages. A rare own goal for O’Leary!

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As a constant traveler, I quite literally became depressed at the thought of airlines allowing in-flight phone calls. The rudeness factor is so high in the world now (and rising by the day). The sheer thought of having to endure the loud, meaningless chatter of not just one, but many other people in such a small space for long periods is just painful. Few things are so important that anyone would have to make a call on a plane, especially during a short flight (a couple of hours or less). Thanks to Jay’s post, I’m off to get cell/GPS jammer!! I, too, will avoid flying with any airline that provides this service.

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