Originally Posted by
itsMoe
See, this makes perfect sense. Why can't they just explain that, instead of coming up with ridiculous stories such as "they will surge during takeoff because the engines are running at full power", as an FA recently told me...
I was on a United flight just a few days ago when the purser announced "...electronics must be unplugged during taxi, takeoff, and landing because we don't want people tripping over those cords if we have to evacuate...".