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I personally like to put it in the negative. Let's set aside for a moment FAA, FCC, IATA, etc. The airline has a several million dollars/euro worth aircraft
by jaclaz 5y ago
I personally like to put it in the negative.
Let's set aside for a moment FAA, FCC, IATA, etc.
The airline has a several million dollars/euro worth aircraft to lose in case of a crash.
The insurance has many more millions to pay.
If I were them and if I suspected that having phones or smartphones switched on and/or used during flight might in 0.00001% of cases cause a crash, my policy would be to frisk all passengers and take all their electronic devices in custody before boarding.
Since this is not done, they (airline and insurance) must be pretty sure that the devices (and their use) are not dangerous for flight safety.
- CobrastanJorji 5y agoSay we expect a fatal accident to cost an airline $1 billion in lost equipment, training, loss of business, etc. The average cost of leaving cellphones on per flight is 0.0000001*$1,000,000,000 or $100. Frisking passengers and taking their phones costs more than $100 per flight, so airlines wouldn't do it.
- bbulkow 5y agoDon't forget the lost business because you will force business travelers to check bags. Literally everyone would have to check a bag, so you can't charge extra for it. And, no mobile boarding passes. And no move to bring-your-own-screen entertainment.
- jaclaz 5y agoYep, but they are still checking if you don't happen by chance to have with you a bomb (or actually even a pair of tiny scissors or a small cutter). While the bomb might be a chance greater than 0.00001%, the scissors should be far less dangerous.
- CobrastanJorji 5y agoThat's the government. Their goal is to convince you that the government is doing something to make you safe. To accomplish that, they run big, obvious security screenings. The airlines, left to their own devices, wouldn't bother.