Editorial Board
Must We Really ‘Turn Off All Portable Electronic Devices’?: View
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Few things try the modern soul like air travel. The endless and arbitrary security hassles. The officious flight crews. Bag fees, shrinking seats, shrieking infants.
Then, once you’re ready for takeoff, the verbatim diktats about turning off portable electronic devices. This last inconvenience has resisted scrutiny long enough.