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The ones he referred to......like cockpit doors.Originally Posted by Poxball
Which restrictions are you referring to?
Sounds like this cabin crew member got a bit carried away however a pest armed with a camera can soon become a nuisance to others.
Discretion as always is the key.
"British Airways trusts in the good judgement of its passengers. "We know customers delight in taking travel pictures and they are welcome to do so," spokesperson Caroline Titmuss told me. "We do ask that any filming is done with the least amount of disruption to the other customers for their own safety and comfort.""
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Passengers ARE allowed to take photos and to film.
You don't need to get the Captains permission although the Captain has the right to request filming or photography stops if it is affecting the safety or security of the aircraft or compromising other passengers.
Media and production companies require prior authority to film onboard a BA aircraft.
Different airlines have different rules abiut filming on board. We have now got some senior cabin crew flying on all three Fleets at LHR, that have joined from other airlines recently, so maybe this is where the confusion is coming from.
Originally Posted by Littlegirl
OK I have looked up BAs policy on photographs and filming on board our aircraft for you.Passengers ARE allowed to take photos and to film.
You don't need to get the Captains permission although the Captain has the right to request filming or photography stops if it is affecting the safety or security of the aircraft or compromising other passengers.
Media and production companies require prior authority to film onboard a BA aircraft.
Different airlines have different rules abiut filming on board. We have now got some senior cabin crew flying on all three Fleets at LHR, that have joined from other airlines recently, so maybe this is where the confusion is coming from.
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ehh? Which regulations?Originally Posted by HIDDY
The ones he referred to......like cockpit doors.
I thought is was only an issue for over fearful American based airlines and crew... The AA and UA FT boards are full of stories, some getting out of hand with the captain and/or police intervening.
If the art of travel includes the journey, it's a sad day when we can't capture memories on board.
On BA in F I have always had crew offer to take photos of us, and encourage use to take pictures. Never been an issue on QF, either.
If the art of travel includes the journey, it's a sad day when we can't capture memories on board.
On BA in F I have always had crew offer to take photos of us, and encourage use to take pictures. Never been an issue on QF, either.
I've taken quite a few photos on board aircraft and in lounges and I've never had any issues on board. I was onced asked to stop in the Perth Qantas Club, because "taking photos of the runway is a security risk", err, whatever.
As has been said in these threads before, the key is discretion. Never take photos facing from the front into the cabin (capturing people facing the camera), never take photos directly of the crew without their permission, don't use flash.
On my recent flight from SIN to SYD in F there was someone who kept using the flash during dinner which was a real pain. The crew (who were amazing!) recognised that this was annoying the other passengers so had a quiet word.
The excuse of wanting to take photos is always the one that I use to visit the cockpit after landing and it normally always works. Most crew are interested in my camera and whether it's a hobby or a profession. Sometimes you find crew that are photographers themselves too.
Some airlines do embrace cameras on board more than others. Emirates for example seem to actively encourage people to take photos at the bar on the A380. Perhaps they see it as free advertising as the photos will invariably become socialised on Facebook/Twitter etc.
As has been said in these threads before, the key is discretion. Never take photos facing from the front into the cabin (capturing people facing the camera), never take photos directly of the crew without their permission, don't use flash.
On my recent flight from SIN to SYD in F there was someone who kept using the flash during dinner which was a real pain. The crew (who were amazing!) recognised that this was annoying the other passengers so had a quiet word.
The excuse of wanting to take photos is always the one that I use to visit the cockpit after landing and it normally always works. Most crew are interested in my camera and whether it's a hobby or a profession. Sometimes you find crew that are photographers themselves too.
Some airlines do embrace cameras on board more than others. Emirates for example seem to actively encourage people to take photos at the bar on the A380. Perhaps they see it as free advertising as the photos will invariably become socialised on Facebook/Twitter etc.
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Indeed, 16:35 lhr to barcelona. 20/06/13Originally Posted by PUCCI GALORE
Interesting. Would you care to share with us which flight and on which day you were flying please?
I have to say i gave her a look of complete bemusement bordering on laughing at her.
I knew it was a nonsense, but i was not going to push the point for no reason.
I was in the exit row on the A321 the seat had no seat in front so was taking a pic of the massive amount of legroom not the door!
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... Since those times I've never heard the announcements. I guess governments and or whatever they didn't want filmed have changed.
Ah, yes, 'security', tell me about it! As a regular traveller to and within what used to be called Eastern Europe, it seemed that there was barely a flight without announcements telling us that photography was forbidden over sensitive areas. The joke was at its most intense when using the Berlin corridors between the West/East German border and TXL or SXF. For 'security' reasons, flights were at a maximum 10,000 feet. Not much to photograph, though, except clouds and/or snow.Originally Posted by G-AVFC
Approaching Lisbon from the north back in the early 90's the captain of the BA flight I was on came onto the pa and stated that due to portuguese government restrictions photography was strictly forbidden.... Since those times I've never heard the announcements. I guess governments and or whatever they didn't want filmed have changed.
ISTR similar restrictions when overflying parts of China and the Indian sub-continent.
But that was government security rather than airline security.
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Yes, and cabin announcements make it clear that FAs' orders must be obeyed. Try photographing the ground when approaching DCA and see what happens. Originally Posted by m0hamed
I thought is was only an issue for over fearful American based airlines and crew...
Even loo visits weren't allowed on our AA LGA-DCA flights for security reasons, though I guess that may have eased since.I boarded the LHR-AMS flight from A10 
yesterday morning and was on the first bus. An Asian man beside me stepped a couple of feet aside from the bus when the door opened and tried to take a photo of the aircraft with his phone.
The female Turnaround Manager literally threw herself at him and started shouting 'no pictures, no pictures! STOP at ONCE' in his face like an old schoolmistress.
Unbelievably rude, and I was left convinced that she was exploiting the fact that he was a 'foreigner' to relieve her stress
I already had my foot on the steps up to the plane with people behind me, but I was minded to go to her and politely ask her to quote the regulations and articles prohibiting photography at UK airports... they may exist, but I somehow doubt it.
yesterday morning and was on the first bus. An Asian man beside me stepped a couple of feet aside from the bus when the door opened and tried to take a photo of the aircraft with his phone. The female Turnaround Manager literally threw herself at him and started shouting 'no pictures, no pictures! STOP at ONCE' in his face like an old schoolmistress.
Unbelievably rude, and I was left convinced that she was exploiting the fact that he was a 'foreigner' to relieve her stress
I already had my foot on the steps up to the plane with people behind me, but I was minded to go to her and politely ask her to quote the regulations and articles prohibiting photography at UK airports... they may exist, but I somehow doubt it.
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A rather disgraceful display, however, it could be that she was concerned about having mobiles phones turned on around the aircraft stand. Whenver I de-plane from the rear using the steaps down onto the tarmac we are told that we must turn off our phones, not sure why.Originally Posted by HighLife
The female Turnaround Manager literally threw herself at him and started shouting 'no pictures, no pictures! STOP at ONCE' in his face like an old schoolmistress.
It's clear that she could have delivered the message better though.
Its bizarre when officials get upset by it. I have been told off several times. The officials at LGW get very upset by you taking photos from the Tarmac. One cabin crew member on a bmi embrear git very officious about it saying that a digital camera inteferes with the flight deck. My policy now is to hide tha camera till the crew are snuggly strapped in! There may always a risk if a jobsworth on board
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Well for take off and landing all electronic items need to be turned off and this is a directive that UK airlines are given by the CAA. Even if they are in flight mode, the CAA still requires that they are turned off.Originally Posted by allturnleft
Its bizarre when officials get upset by it. I have been told off several times. The officials T LHw get very upset by you taking photos from the Tarmac. One cabin crew member on a bmi embrear git very officious about it saying that a digital camera inteferes with the flight deck. My policy now is to hide tha camera till the crew are snuggly strapped in! There may always a risk if a jobsworth on board
Only this week BA sent out a reminder to crew about the fact that kindles and other electronic books need to be turned off, even giving us instructions on how different devices are turned off, just in case passengers don't know how to!
Please don't take it out on the cabin crew if you are asked to turn off your devices because they are just abiding by the instructions BA require which they in turn receive from the CAA. If you want to change the rules, please write to the CAA and ask them and maybe request their reasoning on this matter.
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I am guessing in most cases it isn't that they don't know how to - it is that they are just trying to be clever by pretending to turn it off or acting stupid.Originally Posted by Littlegirl
Only this week BA sent out a reminder to crew about the fact that kindles and other electronic books need to be turned off, even giving us instructions on how different devices are turned off, just in case passengers don't know how to!
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It's clear that she could have delivered the message better though.
I get this on QFLink all the time. If disembarking directly onto the tarmac, I presume it's in fear of a spark from the device igniting fuel?Originally Posted by matthandy
A rather disgraceful display, however, it could be that she was concerned about having mobiles phones turned on around the aircraft stand. Whenver I de-plane from the rear using the steaps down onto the tarmac we are told that we must turn off our phones, not sure why.It's clear that she could have delivered the message better though.
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Given the amount of phone cameras around it's all a bit silly. On longhauls to SIN, BKK, HKG there's almost always someone taking photos, and I've never seen anyone intervene. Camera phones aren't so bad, it's the flash that bothers me a bit. Some people prefer not to be photographed (some religious minorities, including Christian, Jewish and Muslim groups), indeed one doesn't need to have a reason - taking the photo of someone who is unwilling is sheer bad manners. That doesn't apply to the OP, I can't really explain it, in a way I am surprised the staff noticed or even had the time to intervene. So maybe there is more to this story.
However I was pulled up in a lounge fairly recently, taking food photographs for this esteemed bulletin board. The mangeress queried whether I may have been breaching's BA's copyright. I decided not to challenge that aspect, however I simply said it was too late, they are already online.
However I was pulled up in a lounge fairly recently, taking food photographs for this esteemed bulletin board. The mangeress queried whether I may have been breaching's BA's copyright. I decided not to challenge that aspect, however I simply said it was too late, they are already online.