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Originally Posted by montalex
If devices like cellphones and ereaders really posed a danger, they would not be allowed on flights at all, even in baggage.
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The FAA sets the rules, but they're not the ones that enforce them on the flight. The airlines need to be seen as following the rules, but they also know full well that if they actually did what you suggest they would lose customers.
The airlines sometimes walk a fine line between not driving their customers away and not getting penalized by the FAA. At the end of the day, the only thing that the airline cares about is revenue. They don't want to get fined, but they also don't want to hurt ticket sales. The FAA on the other hand doesn't care whether or not the airlines are making money, they care about safety/liability.