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Very powerful cellphone ...
US passengers (and I guess most other places as well) like to pull-up their cellphones the moment the plane lands. But this is the first time I hear of someone doing a call in mid-flight. 
From media reports: KSAZ Fox News reported on Tuesday morning that an incident on a Southwest flight originating in Phoenix, Arizona, ended with a passenger being detained by police in El Paso, Texas, after the plane landed as scheduled Monday night.
A male passenger on Southwest flight 1833 was talking on his cell phone mid-flight and refused to stop when requested to do so by crew members. An altercation ensued between that man and either other passengers or the flight crew, initial reports indicate.
When the plane landed, the man was arrested by detectives. An investigation into the incident is under way.
The FAA does not allow in-flight cell phone use because it may interfere with communications between the pilot and air traffic controllers, and possibly interfere with functions on the plane, the news source summarized.
From media reports: KSAZ Fox News reported on Tuesday morning that an incident on a Southwest flight originating in Phoenix, Arizona, ended with a passenger being detained by police in El Paso, Texas, after the plane landed as scheduled Monday night.
A male passenger on Southwest flight 1833 was talking on his cell phone mid-flight and refused to stop when requested to do so by crew members. An altercation ensued between that man and either other passengers or the flight crew, initial reports indicate.
When the plane landed, the man was arrested by detectives. An investigation into the incident is under way.
The FAA does not allow in-flight cell phone use because it may interfere with communications between the pilot and air traffic controllers, and possibly interfere with functions on the plane, the news source summarized.
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