Unlike many of Pai's moves, this proposal likely won't face much public opposition. Notwithstanding objections from travelers who don't want to listen to others' conversations, airlines like Delta vowed to ban in-flight calls even if the FCC allowed them. What good is loosening the rules if few people can or want to take advantage of that change? Pai's proposal isn't so much a bold decision as an acknowledgment that the concept of in-flight calls isn't likely to gain much support.