Yahoo quoting FlyerTalk on electronics ban
May 11, 2017, 5:12 pm
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Yahoo quoting FlyerTalk on electronics ban
Yahoo's banner article:
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/d...175552287.html
There are several quotes pulled directly from threads here on the electronics ban. Overall I think the article mischaracterizes the FT sentiment, making it sound rather like the consensus is "anything for safety!"
It also makes it sound as if the ban will just be a nuisance because your kid can't watch their favorite movie. There is almost no consideration of the impact on business travelers.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/d...175552287.html
There are several quotes pulled directly from threads here on the electronics ban. Overall I think the article mischaracterizes the FT sentiment, making it sound rather like the consensus is "anything for safety!"
It also makes it sound as if the ban will just be a nuisance because your kid can't watch their favorite movie. There is almost no consideration of the impact on business travelers.
May 11, 2017, 5:42 pm
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Yahoo's banner article:
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/d...175552287.html
There are several quotes pulled directly from threads here on the electronics ban. Overall I think the article mischaracterizes the FT sentiment, making it sound rather like the consensus is "anything for safety!"
It also makes it sound as if the ban will just be a nuisance because your kid can't watch their favorite movie. There is almost no consideration of the impact on business travelers.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/d...175552287.html
There are several quotes pulled directly from threads here on the electronics ban. Overall I think the article mischaracterizes the FT sentiment, making it sound rather like the consensus is "anything for safety!"
It also makes it sound as if the ban will just be a nuisance because your kid can't watch their favorite movie. There is almost no consideration of the impact on business travelers.
May 16, 2017, 10:31 pm
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May 17, 2017, 11:15 pm
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Overall, I think it's a fairly balanced and fair article.
May 18, 2017, 1:41 am
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There is an entire paragraph on the impact on business travelers (which starts with the sentence "business travelers will likely suffer the biggest headache with an expanded electronics ban"), and then another 2 paragraphs on the position of the Global Business Travelers Association.
Overall, I think it's a fairly balanced and fair article.
Overall, I think it's a fairly balanced and fair article.
May 18's article is better than May 11's, but it still is far from good.
May 18, 2017, 2:53 pm
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You don't see it because the article that appears on Yahoo on May 18 has been heavily edited since I posted the link on May 11. For example, several of the quotes are missing and the FT screen names removed.
The entire paragraph on business travel was not in the first version, nor was the material on the GBTA.
May 18's article is better than May 11's, but it still is far from good.
The entire paragraph on business travel was not in the first version, nor was the material on the GBTA.
May 18's article is better than May 11's, but it still is far from good.