Originally Posted by IBPilot (Post 1109949)

Y'all are missing the point. It has nothing to do with airplane mode, it's the fact that it's an electronic device and needs to be turned off. 70% of general passengers and some flight crew think that their phone is no longer an electronic device when in airplane mode. Therefore the FA's have to dumb it down and say "no airplane mode" in addition to "no electronic devices"

Originally Posted by Bruno82 (Post 1108743)

Also, the FA that makes people take their tickets out of the seat back pockets has a good idea. If people are strict enough, maybe the regs will change.