Paul Rudd Calls Airplane Mode Nonsense as FAA Still Requires It on Flights
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Updated · Fox News · May 31
Paul Rudd Calls Airplane Mode Nonsense as FAA Still Requires It on Flights
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 31
May 28 podcast remarks by Paul Rudd ignited a fresh airline-etiquette debate after he dismissed airplane mode, upright seats and stowed tray tables as “all nonsense.”
The FAA still requires passengers to switch devices to airplane mode or disable cellular connections, and aviation experts say the rule helps prevent signals from disrupting cockpit communications and pilots’ headsets.
Rudd also backed passengers who stand as soon as a plane lands, while etiquette expert Diane Gottsman said travelers should stay seated unless there is room to move safely.
The comments surfaced just after Rudd’s latest film, “Power Ballad,” premiered in theaters on May 29, extending attention beyond the movie into travel-rule culture wars.
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