Two British airlines are leading some interesting new experiments that could eventually make their way to the United States.

First, British Airways just announced it will allow in-flight voice calls on aircraft with Starlink Wi-Fi. Yes, it’s now possible for passengers to make phone calls during flights – as long as they “keep [their] voice low and use headphones.”

In case you’re wondering, United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines all upgraded their Wi-Fi systems to Starlink, but have yet to allow voice calls.

“For travelers accustomed to flying within the USA, the idea of making a phone call at 30,000 feet may sound, literally, shocking,” AFAR reported.

“In-flight voice calls in domestic airspace are still effectively banned. The Federal Communications Commission prohibits traditional cellular voice calls onboard aircraft, a rule that dates back to concerns about interference with ground networks.”

In other news, Jet2 – a low-cost British airline that went viral on TikTok for its marketing jingle – wants to create a formal, national blacklist of unruly passengers.

A drunk couple on a flight from Antalya, Turkey, to London got diverted when they began fighting. They were also traveling with two children. A woman in her 60s got “punched by accident,” causing the pilot to make an unscheduled stop in Bulgaria.

Jet2 banned the passengers from its airline, but wants to go a step further: “We are lobbying for the creation of a national database so that as well as being banned from flying with us, disruptive passengers will also be banned from flying with other U.K. airlines.”

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