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Ask the Captain: When Must Cellphones Be Off On A Flight?

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Hi Captain Cox, I just got off a US Airways flight. The flight attendant told the girl beside me twice to turn off her cellphone. She finally hid it from the attendant’s view and blatantly continued to use it posting on Facebook, playing music and reading the screen the entire flight. She obviously didn’t care who else saw her because she was only hiding it from the attendant. My question is this – as a fellow passenger, what should I have done? I vaccilated back and forth between pushing the attendant button to “tattle” on her and just confronting her myself. In the end, I did nothing. Now I am questioning whether I should have done something differently. What should you do when you see someone else violating the FAA regulations? Thank you!

Answer:  This is a difficult question. The issues surrounding the use of portable electronic devices are problematic and have generated many comments in this column. If this passenger were smoking onboard, many passengers and crew members would quickly demand her compliance with the regulations. From a legal perspective there is no difference, there is a requirement that she comply with the Federal Aviation Regulations. If you are aware of a violation then it is appropriate to inform a flight crew member. While you characterize it as “tattling,” it is taking steps to inform the proper people of a potential safety and regulatory violation issue.

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