Sky Texts, Airborne FB Posting and Cabin Tongue Flapping

Air New Zealand (the main airline of Australia's gorgeous but sillier younger sister) has announced that passengers may now use their cell phones for the duration of their flights.

Now I imagine this will affect my life as New Zealand and Australia are highly integrated when it comes to air travel. However I don't imagine this to be a good thing. Although it may make life easier being able to catch up with loved ones, alert your ride of flight delays and pass the time on a 14+ hour flight, the annoyance may outweigh the convenience.

Imagine being rudely awakened by a Fergie "My Humps" ringtone as you just start to drift off into sleep. Or having to overhear the one-sided conversation of the guy sitting next to you explain in detail what is involved in a vasectomy reversal (been there, heard that). Or sitting near the schleppy mom who is bouncing her crying baby on her knee, only now she is simultaneously bitching about it into her cell phone. Not to mention that losing probably the last viable excuse for being "unreachable" will probably push us into complete and utter technology dependence. And probably most irrationally, I cringe to think of what boring and pointless FB posts and tweets people will come up with regarding their seat, meal and movie selection. As if your posts about tiredness, your baby's drool and your itchy eyeball weren't enough. Take it back, Air New Zealand.. please?











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