Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights

Posted by edward |2 hours ago |181 comments

pjmlp 2 hours ago[19 more]

Is this really a thing?!? Blasting the others with unwanted noise.

I never been in a flight, or train across Europe where passengers showed just lack of respect for the others.

The only ones pumping anything loud, on trains or busses, usually get quickly pointed down by other passengers, personal or security.

Ah, and then there are the rebellious kids or gangs, as the other exception, which usually don't take flights anyway.

osti 2 hours ago[9 more]

During flights? Sounds a bit harsh.

lucasay 23 minutes ago

Feels less like malice and more like people just not thinking about others. Still, on a plane you’re stuck for hours—rules like this make sense.

gnabgib 2 hours ago[1 more]

Discussion (18 points, 15 days ago, 15 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47276399

general1465 10 minutes ago

On one hand I understand why this exists, but on the other hand, I don't think it is even necessary. There is so much noise during the flight, and combined with lower atmospheric pressure I can barely hear what steward standing next to me is saying.

raggi 2 hours ago[3 more]

Ok, but how about kicking sick people off of flights, particularly trans continental?

latand6 19 minutes ago

I was a passenger that was asked NOT to use the headphones regularly. Not from USA though

mikkupikku 2 hours ago

At cruising altitude, I hope.

HPsquared 2 hours ago[1 more]

I assume it's about blasting others with noise, not company sponsored headphones.

hxorr an hour ago[2 more]

This sounds like a USA problem..

temporallobe 2 hours ago

Good.

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verdverm an hour ago

An app you can use to play back their audio on a short delay that messes with the brain

https://github.com/Pankajtanwarbanna/stfu

SilverElfin 2 hours ago[3 more]

We need to also ban people taking calls on speaker in public places like cafes or trains.

keiferski 2 hours ago

I first interpreted the title as meaning you must use the cheapo free headphones and aren’t allowed to use your own.

petermcneeley 32 minutes ago

Obligatory Spock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr82dZpCr48

standardUser an hour ago

They should be stripped of all citizenship and left to live out their life roaming the airport. But this is a start.

paxys 2 hours ago

Good, now do the same for public transit.

dmitrygr 2 hours ago[3 more]

Yes! Now do the same on beaches, busses, streets. Same punishment: banishment from the area.

nexxuz 2 hours ago

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austin-cheney 2 hours ago[1 more]

I agree with the policy but this is such a mild offense. Just a few years ago in the US there was an epidemic of drunk people savagely beating flight attendants.

People who cannot figure out how to share use of shared space should lose access to those places.

ashwinnair99 2 hours ago[4 more]

Airlines have been quietly expanding what they can remove you for. This isn't really about headphones. It's about how much discretion crew have now and how little recourse you have at 35,000 feet.