With airlines welcoming the move to allow 'offline use' of electronic gadgets during take-off and landings, US airline Delta has reportedly clearly said no to the proposal of lifting the ban on making phone calls during flights.
Delta boss Richard Anderson said that the airline will ban mobile phone calls on planes even if US regulators allow the technology to be used in-flight.
According to the BBC, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently proposed that it would consider lifting the ban on in-flight calls.
Anderson said that a majority of Delta's customers who were surveyed indicated that allowing phone calls on flight would be a disruption to the travel experience, adding that even the in-flight crews have objected to such a move as it may lead to fights between passengers.
In a recent poll by a news agency, it was found that 48 percent of Americans opposed allowing mobile phone calls during flights.
