April 6, 2005

Flight attendant unions taking stand against in-flight cell phone use

hotesseair.gif This was to be expected.

Organizations representing flight attendants are urging their members to contact the Federal Communications Commission and oppose a proposal to loosen the federal agency's ban on the use of cell phones in flight.

Union representatives fear that passengers would talk on cell phones and ignore safety directives from flight attendants.

[via NewsTarget Taiwan]