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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 5:03 am
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Originally Posted by themicah
The EMB170 "fright crew" also made an announcement on landing that cellphones could not be used until the aircraft was parked and the door open. The other three flights (like the vast majority of domestic flights I've taken in the last few years) allowed cellphone use as soon as the wheels hit the ground.
I'm quite sure this is a UX thing. Perhaps commuter aircraft avionics are considered more sensitive. Mainline UA flights allow cell phone usage after vacating the landing runway.
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