Two In Three U.S. Flyers Say They Want Phones Turned Off In The Air

As technology gets closer to making mobile phone use mid-flight possible, market research company Maritz Research conducted a survey to test the attitude of U.S. airline passengers to using cellphones in the air.

The Maritz survey found 57 per cent of 1,020 Americans who have flown in the past six months thought allowing mobile phone use during flights was a bad thing while 27 per cent thought it would be good. The rest, 16 per cent, did not have an opinion. [Get the full story ¦ Reuters]