Originally Posted by
trueblu
I don't know. I have no idea about aviation law. But I would have thought that US laws would apply to a) US carriers, and b) other carriers departing from or in US airspace. That would make sense to me from a purely logical perspective.
That would not be a valid assumption I am afraid. I don't know the exact details either but there have been other debates around regulations for cabin conduct where some have cited FAA/DOT rules and BA staff have been quite explicit in saying they don't apply to us for certain issues. Don't assume they apply and BA are not enforcing - it may equally be that they don't apply in the first place.