SHHHHHH! Bill Introduced that Would Ban Cell Phone Use During Flight
May 1, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Air Travel, Announcements
If the thought of being stuck at 40,000 feet with the incessant chattering of cell phone users all about makes you shudder, you’ll want to act to support recently introduced legistlation.
Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon has introduced H.R. 5788 or the HANG UP Act. (HANG UP is an acronym for Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace.) The act would prohibit the use of cell phone conversations during flight.
While a ban against cell phone use during flight in currently in place, there is concern that the U.S. will follow the European Commission’s lead and permit it. Cell phone use …read more





