Don't think I want to fly with them lot.....

I qoute from a local paper here:

"The nose is said to be the quietest part of an aeroplane. For this reason, those lucky or wealthy enough to fly first or business class sit towards the front of the aircraft and are well placed to make a sharp exit upon disembarkation while all hell breaks lose behind them. But the serene status of the nose could now be under threat from big mouths - namely those of business bods who are, quite literally, unable to switch off.
On March 20, Dubai’s very own Emirates Airline became the world’s first carrier to launch an inflight mobile telephone service. The AeroMobile system Emirates had installed allows mobile phones to operate at minimum power and thus not interfere with the aircraft. Two weeks after that landmark call at 30,000 feet en route to Casablanca, do frequent flyers want the airline to dial it again?
It would appear so. Earlier this week, Jazeera Airways followed suit, announcing it would launch the OnAir inflight mobile service, enabling voice calls, SMS and GPRS later this year. The service “will be available to all passengers at rates similar to international roaming charges”, said Jazeera chairman and CEO Marwan Boodai.
Oman Air has wasted no time launching itself into Jazeera’s wake, pledging to fit seven of its new aircraft with OnAir, which will also enable mobiles and Blackberry-type devices to send and receive emails, when delivered next year.

Silence is golden and talk is cheap (though perhaps not at international premium rates), but if you are riled at the prospect of the person next to you barking into their mobile when you can’t move out of earshot, bear in mind that the measures have been taken in response to passengers’ wishes - in the Middle East at least.
A study released late last year by market research firm YouGovSiraj found that 47 per cent of regional business travellers questioned wanted complete freedom to use mobiles on board a flight. A further 24 per cent wanted specially designated areas where phones could be used. Interestingly, the results directly contradicted findings in a poll carried out in the UK, where just 16 per cent of respondents said they were in favour of mobile usage on planes and 56 per cent were against it.
“This may be because travellers in this region do not use trains as they do in markets such as the UK where on-board mobile etiquette has become an issue and special quiet zones have been created,” said Jane Wilson, director of travel and tourism research at YouGovSiraj. Coffee shops, cinemas... and now aeroplanes - it seems all public spaces are fair game for the conversation hunter.
But a crumb of comfort for those not wishing to be privy to their neighbours’ business comes with the news that not all airlines think the idea is a winner for the time being. “We don’t have any plans to introduce mobiles on our aircraft in the near future,” a spokesperson from Etihad Airways told 7DAYS. “We’re not getting any indication from our customers at this point that this is something they are crying out for.
“Our focus groups have told us that passengers want the facility to be able to make a call should it be absolutely necessary - and we provide this - but do we really want to provide an environment where people who are phone-junkies talk on their phones the duration of a flight?” the spokesperson asked.
British Airways also said it “will be led by customer feedback” on the matter. So there you have it. If you’re a nervous flyer who just wants a bit of calm up in the clouds, now is your chance to speak out."

Now... I see a lot of air rage on the way??