British Airways soothes traveler impatience, relaxes phone rules-PriceAngels

For British Airways, apparently important enough to be the first European airline to relax restrictions on using cell phones and other electronic devices while planes are taxiing after landing.The airline has announced that starting July 1, passengers will be able to text, make i9500 S4 phone calls, check emails and play with other electronic devices as soon as arriving aircraft land and taxi off the runway.


For passengers in Europe, the move means no more having to wait until the aircraft arrives at the terminal before shrieking "Yeah, I'm at the airport, we just landed!" into their phones.As anyone who flies knows, many passengers ignore the rules on cell phone use after arrival and use their electronics anyway.

"Customers will no longer have the frustration of having to wait until their plane has arrived at the terminal building before being able to use their mobile phones and other hand held electronic devices," an empathetic airline spokesperson says."Now they'll have that extra time to phone ahead for that important business meeting, check their emails or make sure someone is there to meet them at the airport."

The new policy might represent a minor breakthrough in the ongoing "Why can't I use my phone on the plane?" global whinge-fest, but it still doesn't give passengers what they really want -- in-flight, in-your-face, full-on airborne phone privileges.There hasn't been any conclusive proof that devices such as phones and e-readers are a danger.fd3ADSAa23

Presently, it is so irritating to hear i9500 S4 1:1 cellphone users when boarding the aircraft, each speaking on a cellphone with one hand while trying to put their oversized bag with the other hand in the overhead bin.Well, there will be trouble in the skies, I predict, and that will be between passengers.That trouble will be between those who want a quiet and pleasant trip, and the obnoxious cellphone users who are loudly speaking on the phone so everyone can hear how "important" they are.

The rampant fraud that spurred Brazil’s banking industry to become one of the world’s most technologically advanced is turning into a hurdle as credit-card processor Cielo SA (CIEL3) tries to persuade consumers to use mobile phones for payments.Cielo, which has had phone-payment capabilities since the end of 2010, will expand its mobile and e-commerce offerings as soon as next year in Brazil after buying Redwood City, California-based Merchant e-Solutions for $670 million in September, Chief Executive Officer Romulo Dias said.