Originally Posted by themicah
Why are laptops not allowed in the pockets? I've NEVER heard of such a thing on any other airline.
I heard this from an amusing FA on a flight once (not sure it was UA):
"Please do not place any heavy objects in the seatback pockets, as they may become UFO's if we stop short while taxi-ing. That's 'Untethered Flying Object, by the way'."