Why no laptops in seatback pockets?
Nov 14, 2008 | 6:32 pm
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I agree that passengers probably question the regulations and rules far more frequently. However, part of this seems to be in response to FAs, pilots, security, whoever making up rules and attributing them to the TSA, FAA, etc..
Passengers, especially very frequent flyers are on to the game. When we're told 45 minutes before landing that 'we're at the altitude where portable electronics must be shut off', we just don't buy it. When it we're told that GPS devices are 'outlawed' by the FAA, it makes people question every 'rule' that is quoted.
Passengers, especially very frequent flyers are on to the game. When we're told 45 minutes before landing that 'we're at the altitude where portable electronics must be shut off', we just don't buy it. When it we're told that GPS devices are 'outlawed' by the FAA, it makes people question every 'rule' that is quoted.
Nov 14, 2008 | 9:15 pm
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I've seen many torn seat back pockets from weight of laptops. My favorite incident was someone during boarding got their laptop out, stuffed it into the pocket which ripped and he laptop fell to the floor with a loud thud and broke the display off.
Nov 14, 2008 | 9:33 pm
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[Unduly personalized text deleted by moderator] It's no fun being hit by a "light" laptop when it flies around the cabin during turbulences. Also, 4.7 lb laptop is far from being "light" -- it's about 3 times heavier than the one I'm using right now for leisure travel.
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Nov 14, 2008 | 9:36 pm
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Your point is taken, albeit with prejudice. As easily as you recall the times people didnt always question everything, its just as easy to argue that people didnt always feel as heavily and, in fact - overly laden down with rules, regulations, and restrictions as they are today.
Rules have increased as our lives have evolved thus MORE rules. Since the advent of cabin safety studies which started in the 50's (the jet age really) it was always a rule that "all service items furnished by the operator be collected prior to landing"... that's an FAR. It has always been an FAR that seat-backs be up and locked.
From a cabin-safety perspective I really only see security related issues as having changed. Maybe that means you can no longer stand and wait for the FWD lavatory etc but many of these rules have always existed, personally I just didn't find people as brazen in challenging all of them.
Nov 15, 2008 | 9:40 am
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