Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
Exactly.
Though when I first saw the thread title, I though it was a GA who wouldn't allow you to take a computer if you were flying standby. Now that would have been a power trip.
I thought that too! I'm a little bit surprised that the actual issue (FA said you have to turn computers completely off) gave rise to a thread.
Originally Posted by
FiveMileFinal
I guess people like him counteract dot-com jokers like my seatmate in C last week SFO-LHR. He was fiddling around with two(!) Blackberrys at once while we taxied to the runway, and had to be told three separate times to shut the things off.
On my flight last week, I had a guy next to me whose cell phone
rang during take-off (not taxi! take-off!), and he answered it and talked until he lost the signal! I really wanted to smack him in the face. But of course, there was nothing I could do...this guy clearly knew the rules and didn't care, because he put awayhis cell phone during the FA safety check (but left it on). And if I rang the call button during the phone call, the FA might have to stand up during take-off, which would be even more dangerous for her. Ugh.