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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 3:02 am
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Originally Posted by mauricet99
Anyone else get a bit annoyed by this?

20 mins before landing and i have ipad on flight mode, happily reading my novel in iBooks....
Then asked to turn it off, as is person nearby reading kindle. Yet I can pick up a 'normal' book or paper and read until I have to exit the plane!

Could the safety guidelines possibly be updated for the modern era or is there a rational reason for this?..... I'm guessing it's to prevent distraction but it does seem a bit OTT.
Is it an electronic device? if so , why wasn't it turned off when all electronic devices were required to be switched off? If it had been, then no one would have asked

Normal books are not electronic
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