United to remove passengers who use their phones and iPads on flights without headphones

[JohnMcC]

Today I saw some news that he surely worth exploring and sharing which is that United Airlines is going to make it a condition of flying that they can remove passengers who don't use headphones when watching their phones and/or iPads. I can't believe I'm the only person who finds this irritating, regardless of which class I am flying, but especially in economy.

United Airlines updates contract to remove passengers who don’t use headphones

I am sure this is a common frustration amongst forum members and worthy of investigation by every airline.

 

[Seat0B]

Hear hear!!! That is very good news indeed. Hope it spreads to other carriers.

 

[AuSammy]

 

[VPS]

Agree with Ross Noble

https://fb.watch/FCh0fKognB

 

[Scarlett]

The first pax to be removed at FL310 is going to get a lot of media coverage.

 

[Forg]

Can United also remove passengers on trains & buses doing the same?

 

[jase05]

Are they going to give them a parachute or just push them out the door?

 

[Mattg]

I hope this catches on. I can't stand people watching movies without headphones in public spaces. Often I'll ask them to use headphones, but that doesn't always go down well.

 

[MELso]

Hear hear!!! That is very good news indeed. Hope it spreads to other carriers.

Most people don't want to hear!

(But agree that the use of phones etc without headphones is a scourge of the modern age.)

 

[AuSammy]

Shake my head in disbelieve.at people wandering around the supermarket; phone loudspeaker on full volume airing their "personal" conversations to all & sundry.

 

[Forg]

Shake my head in disbelieve.at people wandering around the supermarket; phone loudspeaker on full volume airing their "personal" conversations to all & sundry.

Not just that, watching TV!
At least in a supermarket they’re not really affecting anyone else, people are mostly just trying to find things on shelves so the extra noise doesn’t have a lot of impact … but I honestly don’t see the attraction of watching some soapie or other while trying to shop, surely the shopping process interrupts the TV-enjoying process?

 

[VPS]

I live on the first floor of an apartment block and the balcony overlooks the car park for the businesses downstairs. The number of times I can hear people on the phone having a very deep and meaningful conversation and they think that because nobody else is out there nobody can hear them.

 

[dajop]

A question though (not for planes, yet) but which is worse, hearing a whole conversation in a public space or someone talking very loudly and only hearing half the conversation (because they are using wireless headphones)?

 

[AuSammy]

A question though (not for planes, yet) but which is worse, hearing a whole conversation in a public space or someone talking very loudly and only hearing half the conversation (because they are using wireless headphones)?

Sometimes it's very disconcerting when walking past someone with no phone in hand and no one else around who suddenly yells out some phrase and I am not sure if they are addressing me until I turn and see they have ear pods in their ears and staring in the distance now listening for a response on the phone.