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Old Dec 6, 2011, 3:52 pm
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demkr
 
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Originally Posted by luigi1988
You do realize that not one study has ever shown that cell phones can hurt a plane?
How is that relevant? Does it excuse someone from following the rules? He probably mouthed off to the FA when she asked him to turn it off.

Originally Posted by UALpremier
I see your point. On the other hand, it probably doesn't help AA's bottom line to piss off celebrities. Don't they tend to buy expensive tickets?
By that standard, the argument is that anyone who buys an expensive ticket should be exempt from an FAA regulation...I don't think so
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