Flight Attendants Fight to Reinstate Ban on Fliers’ Devices

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Lawyers for the nation’s largest flight-attendant union argued in federal court to effectively reinstate a government ban on the use of electronic devices during takeoffs and landings.

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is suing the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency notice last year that paved the way for fliers to use their devices throughout flights violated federal regulations that require passengers to stow all items during takeoffs and landings. Justice Department lawyers representing the FAA say the agency’s guidance, which permitted fliers to keep smaller devices in their hands during all phases of flight, doesn’t violate the stowage rule because small devices aren’t governed by it. The two sides argued the case to a three-judge panel with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.


Flight Attendants Fight to Reinstate Ban on Fliers’ Devices