I just wondered what people think about this. We all know that many customers do not listen to or sometimes can’t hear cabin announcements by the FAs or flight deck. Sometimes the clarity is poor or the volume too weak, but in general you can hear if you pay attention. If you’re using the IFE it interrupts play for the message.

But with the trend to push people onto their own devices (and we know how loud some people have those even on the ground!) they are, for the most part, little able to hear announcements. Is that a safety issue that perhaps needs to be addressed? Is it even an issue?