Airlines could ban certain disruptive conversations on flights under ‘passenger sanity’ bill

Airplanes are about to be as quiet as libraries. Gone are the days of having to shush flyers or throw some nasty side-eye at your seatmate because Congress has officially introduced another bill to ban phone calls during flights. The Quiet Skies Act is a rare move of bipartisan legislation that would “finalize a ban on in-flight calls on commercial planes.” If passed, the bill would force the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to officially uphold a previous law — The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The legislation required the FAA to review whether or not regulations were needed regarding passenger voice calls during flights. The Quiet Skies Act would force airlines to ban phone calls during flights nimito – stock.adobe.com Despite the law passing, Congress never set a deadline, which