Emirates Passengers Can Make Mobile Phone Calls
Tuesday 25 Mar 2008
The Dubai based Emirates Airline is the first commercial airline to announce that passengers can make phone calls during flights. Emirates said that the first "permitted" phone call was made on a flight from Dubai to Cassablanca.
Emirates uses a fleet of Airbus A340 aircraft, which are fitted with a system that will stop mobile phones from interfering with the on-board electronics.