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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 6:34 pm
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Originally Posted by studiospotter
On my last six flights:

"The use of cell phones and portable electronics are not permitted..."

Someone needs to rewrite the script, me thinks...
I don't believe it's part of the script. I've heard it stated correctly many times. I just think that some FA's decide that the verb is wrong and "correct" it.
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