Hello. A while back, I bought over-the-ear noise cancelling headphones. I put them on during a recent NWA flight. I was sitting in the exit row. When the FA came around during pre-flight checks, she told me I had to remove them. Then she moved on.

Today, flying on NWA during 2 segments (both times sitting in the exit row), I was wearing the headphones during the entire flight (take-off and landing) and no one said a word.

Was this selective rule enforcement? Or did the FA just make up something?

Thanks!