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Originally Posted by lene1949
I think this could be true for devices which will connect somewhere wirelessly...
I don't believe it would be true for none wireless devices..
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Since the ruling is senseless in the first place I wouldn't expect sense from the details either.
Even wirelessly connected devices have been proven to not interfere with the plane's electronics-but you're still required to turn them off. (BTW, I support the policy of turning them off-I just don't kid anyone that it has anything to do with the plane's electronics. I support it because their use irritates the hell out of me-and, assuming it similarly irritates other passengers, then requiring that they be turned off does make the flight safer. But it still has nothing to do with the electronics, only common courtesy (or the lack thereof).
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Originally Posted by HarryT
This all seems to be down to rather lax security at the airport in Nigeria where the gentleman boarded the aircraft. It seems like rather an "over the top" reaction to "punish" people on domestic flights in the US, where there is already excellent security.
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'excellent' security? You need to read some of the reports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11882430/ is the most recent test I could find, from 2006, but I don't think it's really gotten better. The whole industry could be used as a case study in how *not* to handle problems. Most of the security procedures don't provide any protection, but they certainly create opportunities to PO customers. I do NOT understand why the airlines do this. (And I firmly believe that it is the airlines. If they actually cared, they would be lobbying the TSA-and higher-to change the rules so they could treat their customers better.)
Personally, I've refused to fly anywhere for the last 4 years-and the last time I did fly it was because our car broke down on the way out of town. It was either fly to our destination or let the concert tickets (and other pre-paid costs) go unused.