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

166 points by edward

by b3ing

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They tell people not to do it on busses but it still happens, typically people are more respectful at night but not always. However I never worry about terrorists on the bus, they would get jacked up fast

by pjmlp

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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.

by osti

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During flights? Sounds a bit harsh.

by dalmo3

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PSA: get an etymotic in ear phones, play some quiet music, and forget you're flying. Those things become your eardrums.
https://etymotic.com/product/er2xr-earphones/

by gnabgib

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

by lucasay

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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.

by raggi

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

by mikkupikku

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At cruising altitude, I hope.

by general1465

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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.

by HPsquared

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

by latand6

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

by hxorr

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This sounds like a USA problem..

by temporallobe

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Good.

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by SilverElfin

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

by verdverm

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An app you can use to play back their audio on a short delay that messes with the brain
https://github.com/Pankajtanwarbanna/stfu

by keiferski

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

by petermcneeley

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

by standardUser

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

by paxys

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Good, now do the same for public transit.

by dmitrygr

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

by nexxuz

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by austin-cheney

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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.

by ashwinnair99

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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.