Originally Posted by SamZeb
Anyhow, so I was on my phone as I deplaned the CRJ (and walked down the stairs and to the cart with the gate checked baggage) and all of a sudden one woman--who seemed more like a GA than ground crew, because of the lack of safety gear and ground uniform--stared me down and said "turn it off". I responded "excuse me?" and she said "turn off your cell phone you're not allowed to be on it." So not being a n00b, I kinda brushed it off and said okay and grabbed my luggage and as I was proceeding to say goodbye, she ran over to me and said "no cell phones while you're on the ramp, it's a security hazard." and then began to raise her voice and yell "now. turn it off NOW."
This employee should have known better. The cell phone restriction is an FCC restriction, not an FAA and thus not a safety issue.