Although I love flying and aeronautics, I have had some fairly unique airplane experiences over the last ten years or so.
There was the time a passenger went into medical duress and the plane had to make an emergency landing. On another flight, a random man nearly fell asleep on my shoulder. Not to mention the time when a fly became trapped in the cabin and a flight attendant offered a prize to whoever could kill it.
Still, I’ve never had this disturbing experience and pray that I never have the opportunity to share a row with a pervert and his laptop.
Cover your eyes: Not all airlines will filter Wi-Fi
“At first they demurred, saying the cabin crew could and should handle it.
Then, following the lead of many libraries, schools and workplaces, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines announced that each will ask AirCell, the provider of their in-flight wireless service, to filter the content. The goal: to block passengers from surfing Web sites that may offend those seated nearby.
Will other airlines do the same? And should they?
. . .
The decision by American and Delta to filter their in-flight Wi-Fi services hasn’t swayed the folks over at Virgin America, which is set to introduce onboard service next month. Spokesperson Abby Lunardini confirmed that the airline currently does not filter any content on its seatback touch-screen entertainment systems, and that the plan is to extend that non-filtering policy to Wi-Fi.(source: MSNBC)
I applaud American and Delta for taking a stand on this issue. A trapped fly is one thing, being trapped next to a pornography addict for three hours is a completely different story.
