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Originally Posted by afa
I agree. It's really a non-issue.
So you have to turn off your e-readers for a few minutes. So what? Is that really such a gigantic hassle that we need a heated debate over the issue? We all love to read books, but I'm sure not being able to read for 20 minutes a day, even if we were travelling every single day, is something we can live with.
What Shaggy said is hundred percent correct. It's the FAA's (and EASA's) job to take a 'better safe than sorry' approach when it comes to aviation security and safety, and I fully support that.
I'm not sure I follow. I can see why people feel that the rule about switching electronic devices off is unnecessary, but I don't see that as something that in any way "detracts" from safety. It doesn't. You can argue that it doesn't add value (or adds minimal value) but it certainly doesn't diminish security.
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I think the argument is people don't have to turn off their digital watches which are about as dangerous as a sony reader or a kindle with the wireless turned off.
As for not diminishing security I'm not sure anything can since all they do right now is put on a show. Now if they really wanted to increase security the TSA screeners should offer to give hugs to anyone who's feeling insecure. Or perhaps security blankets.