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You Don’t Need to Use Airplane Mode on Airplanes | Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists. (gizmodo.com)

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You Don’t Need to Use Airplane Mode on Airplanes | Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists.::Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists.

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[–] notannpc@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The most amusing part is that I highly doubt any staff on a commercial flight is capable of telling if people have actually enabled airplane mode or not. It’s an honor system in a country where half of the people don’t even have the decency to try to mitigate the spread of illness.

[–] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 9 months ago

It's not that they don't try to mitigate the spread of illness, it's that they blatantly do the opposite.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

At the end of the day, they just don’t care. If they really wanted to enforce this, there are much more effective solutions.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

i doubt they care that much