by kendrive
@ 2008-05-08 - 08:17:00
QATAR Airways is to ban mobile phone calls on its flights to avoid air rage.
The airline is allowing text calls, and is providing WiFi and high spead broadband access for laptops.
But chief executive Akbar al Baker said research showed that 80 per cent of customers do not want mobile calls to be allowed inflight.
"We will have the facility on board - it's just a question of flicking a switch. But we have decided not to allow mobile calls on planes for a very simple reason - comfort. We don't want people to start speaking loudly in the cabin on a night flight.
08/05/08 @ 08:59