Comment Re:Congrats TSA/Al Queda (Score 1) 888
* Photos: All electronic equipment must be switched off. I bet it's a digital camera?
* Music: Same goes. If you have the plugs in your ear you are most likely listening and you were not able to hear the attendants telling you ti switch it off.
right. and these devices were just fine for decades... the suddenly they became dangerous. i don't buy it.
No, they did not. But devices have evolved. Instead of relying on the flight attendant to identify every possible device which may contain a transmitter or rely on you knowing which transmitters are harmless (which the airliners themselves do not know) there is a blanket ban.
Anything else would never work today.
* Blanket: If there is an emergency that blanket will cost lives. Try exiting a seat row in a hurry when the person next to the isle has a blanket.
that's a better point. although she was sitting by the window. and even if that is the real reason, it should be _explained_. i think the attitude contributes a lot to make all the measures seem incredibly silly (not that most of them aren't
And sadly, very few passangers are able to understand these explanations.
Heck, I'm not so sure every flight attendant do. That's why they have rigorous procedures and are not to deviate.
Of course things could be explained, but also you should accept the fact that the procedures are made up of diverse experiences the industry has made of decades.
This is in contrast to the the security measures put in place by the TSA, which are irrational actions based on irrational happenings. The industry measures are a result of actual research caused by actual problems.