One of the last telephone-free environments on the planet, the airplane, is about to be connected, allowing travellers to make mobile phone calls at high altitude.
無電話地域である飛行機が、電話出来るようになりそうです。
('Д')おぉ…凄いやね。
Some companies in SouthEast Asia and the Middle East are expected to begin installing the OnAir equipment in 2008, but the more complicated markets of Japan and the United States will have to wait until 2009.
東南アジアと南アジア系は2008年頃、日本とかアメリカとかは2009年以降じゃないかな？
…近いようで遠い未来(笑 最初はエールフランスで2007年9月～導入開始。
For technical reasons, it will only be available above 3,000 metres (9,000 feet), which is achieved four minutes after takeoff and maintained until 10 minutes before landing.If a sense of consideration for fellow passengers does not promote respectful phone use, then the connection price is likely to compel all but the wealthiest travellers to make calls with moderation.
Lake believes the average price will be about 2.50 dollars (1.9 euros) per minute for calls and about 50 cents per SMS message.
9000フィート以上でないと使えない状態らしく1分2.5ドルだそうで…高いな(笑 そこまでして電話したいかと言われると微妙。でも空からのテレビ電話ならありかも？