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September 23, 2014 - At the urging of the
International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers (IAM), the Association of
Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA), the Transport
Workers Union (TWU) and the AFL-CIO's
Transportation Trades Department (TTD), members
of Congress yesterday took action to continue
the ban on mobile voice calls onboard commercial
aircraft.
In a letter to Congress, IAM International
President Tom Buffenbarger cautioned that
passengers would be distracted from listening to
very important safety briefings by flight crews
if permitted to make mobile voice calls while
onboard aircraft.
"In addition, these vocal conversations could
easily lead to confrontations among passengers
who do not wish to hear other passenger's phone
calls," wrote Buffenbarger. "Cabin crew members
already have enough problems with 'air rage' on
the plane and having people talk loudly on the
phone would only contribute to this increased
anger."
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