After a successful two day trip to Belfast in order visit a sick uncle I caught the plane back home to Gatwick yesterday evening. The plane was full and two men had to move in order that I could get to my window seat. I stowed my small case and my coat in the overhead locker first.
When they started going through the obligatory safety instructions it occurred to me that my mobile phone was in my coat pocket and still switched on. I had two choices. I could ignore the instructions, therefore putting my own and everybody on the plane's life at risk. Alternatively I could ask the two chaps settled in beside me to move again and get my coat out and switch off the phone, thus looking like a bit of a nana. Needless to say, I chose the former option.
The flight was perfect in every sense. Take off and landing were on schedule, there was no turbulence and a clear sky afforded good views of the Isle of Man as we passed by. It does make me wonder whether the phone ban is just to maintain a peaceful environment, rather than having any affect on equipment. The NHS has recently admitted that mobile phones had no effect on medical equipment. Most hospitals now allow them to be used, much to the chagrin of the private company that supplies bedside phones in most places and imposes extortionate call charges, both incoming and outgoing.
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