You can't make phone calls in flight, but new rule hints at a change

New York

OVER time, airline passengers have been deprived of comfortable seats, passable food, space for some carry-on luggage, leg room, head room, arm room and any other amenities that may separate humans from cattle.

But the US Transportation Department appears to be drawing a line in the aisle at one creature comfort: the ability to travel free from listening to other people's phone calls.