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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by PietdeVries on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:26AM (#13920603)
interestingly, you see airlines moving away from in-flight entertainment screens in the seat in front of you, in favor of BYOD. A logical move: let the clients bring their equipment (they bring it anyway) so you don't have to (install, maintain, spend fuel on, etc.).

Now with airlines actually removing in flight entertainment, flying from the Middle East to New York can be quite a long trip: no laptop to watch a movie, no screen in front of you.

I guess the US will stop banning as soon as one of these policy-makers is on the same flight as a few bored kids ;-)

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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by joshgel on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @07:27AM (#13921262)
Maybe people will have to read books?!
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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by madengr on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @07:46AM (#13921341)
True, it some like myself can't read on a plane due to motion sickness. Watching a video is fine, but not focusing on text.
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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by deckiedan on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:14AM (#13922328)
My mum noticed that if she sets her kindle to 2 or so sizes larger text, she doesn't get motion sick any more.
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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by theandrewbailey on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:07AM (#13922278)
I've never finished reading more than a page in a moving car without feeling nauseous.
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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by brogrammernot on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:31AM (#13921563)
Yes. I love to read books on a 17 hour flight instead of being able to watch TV shows, work on programming problems offline or the countless other productive things that a laptop can provide.
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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by ihsw2 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:19AM (#13922377)
That would be great if airlines provided standard power outlets and/or USB ports.
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Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights by freeone3000 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:37AM (#13922521)
Canada Air does! It's great.
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