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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by eqvinox on Sunday March 30, 2025 @01:45PM (#43525992)
Turkish Airlines did exactly that (partially disassemble the seat) on a flight I've been on a little while ago. (Someone lost their phone in a business class seat.)

The risks seem to be lower than the ones associated with landing with a device stuck somewhere.

What I don't understand is why they don't construct the seats for less chances of things getting lost in them. Some seats have huge holes to lose things in…

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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by burnished on Sunday March 30, 2025 @03:24PM (#43526782)
Huge holes are a lower risk since objects simply pass through
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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by eqvinox on Sunday March 30, 2025 @04:15PM (#43527228)
Except these holes open into the seat electromechanics, where moving the seat can easily catch and crush a phone…

(Business class seats can adjust themselves with a person sitting in them, quite sure that's enough force to 'fold' a phone)

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