Flying with FlyBe to Amsterdam from Southampton the stewardess politely asked me to switch off my iPad prior to take off. I, of course, obediently complied.
Why, I asked did some airlines permit the use of iPads before during and after take off and landing while others did?
Her scripted answer quickly followed explaining that reading my iPad might distract me during these potentially dangerous times helpfully adding that it is at these times that most airline accidents happen.
Why then was I allowed to read my newspaper or in flight magazine.
Her reaction ? Shock, horror! She had not seen that one coming.
Never mind she had a stock answer for that one too explaining quickly that the use of my iPad might interfere with the aircrafts navigation equipment.
Really? It did dawn on me however, that a better, more believable response might have been, yes it's a crazy rule but it is one that my bosses insist that I enforce and they have not as yet explained to me why they do that.
I would have believed her, we would have bonded and I might even have bought an overpriced sandwich off her trolly.
We would of course have been by then kindred spirits!
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