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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by IshKebab on Sunday March 30, 2025 @03:35PM (#43526867)
Ugh yeah that's why you tell them it's been put out.
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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by sowbug on Sunday March 30, 2025 @06:27PM (#43528341)
"Wait, did they just say batteries can start fires?"
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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by mschuster91 on Sunday March 30, 2025 @06:42PM (#43528461)
Bold of you to assume they'll continue to listen after the keyword "fire". In the worst case, they'll actively doubt you and, worse, start doing so in a very public way ("they're just claiming the fire is out").

And yes this shit has happened in the past. Panicked people are uncontrollable and in a critical situation, priority #1 is to avoid panic to rise at all costs because panicked people can turn a critical situation into outright disaster.

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