Turn Off Electronic Devices

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Just saw this for the first time on a flight from Chicago to Minneapolis.

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My Brazilian Embaer 175 had a “Turn Off Electronic Devices” light instead of no smoking, which is brilliant. In looking into the details a little further, it appears that they could only safely make this change as late as 1989 for flights under 2 hours, 1990 for under 6 hours and 2000 for all flights (in the US). I had no idea you could have flown a plane as late as 1989 with someone right next to you smoking away. Next it’s going to be the rise and fall of cell phones on planes…

2 Responses to “Turn Off Electronic Devices”

  1. Wardo Says:

    You understand that this is just a precursor to the airlines providing online access for a fee…

  2. Randall Says:

    Y’know, I’ve thought that too. “Why do we have a No Smoking sign?” Wow. They could’ve swapped them out >10 years ago? Epic fail.

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