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Originally Posted by kazbates
Very true but on my last flight to Cincinnati in October, I asked the flight attendant if I had to turn off my reader for take off and she told me, "No", so I happily read my ebook throughout take off and landing. This time, they specifically brought up the Kindle and said it and others like it had to be turned off. I was flying the same airline (United) both times. It's my feeling that someone somewhere decided to be more specific in their rules.
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Possibly they realized many readers have some kind of wireless connectivity, and could interfere with whatever hardware the airplane has just like cellphones, and it's usually very inefficient for flight attendants to decide which models can be safely left on during takeoff?