Two European Airlines to Test In-Flight Cell Phones

Sep 20th, 2005 | By Jared Blank

Do you hate people yammering away on cell phones? Would that drive you completely nuts on an airplane? Then you might want to stay away from TAP Air Portugal and BMI late next year. The two carriers will test in-flight cell phone usage on a handful of intra-European flights late next year. While the $2.50/minute surcharge should keep yapping to a minimum, it’s not enough of a minimum for me.

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