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At the very least I hope they disallow things on take-off and landing: most safety issues happen during those phases of flight, and getting out of the aircraft quickly is very important.

It's important that everyone has some situational awareness should something happen.

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> important that everyone has some situational awareness should something happen

I’m reading a book with noise-cancelling headphones on or asleep during landing and take-off. Most people, particularly frequent flyers, are similarly distracted.

Many countries and do not allow passengers to wear headphones during take off or landing for this reason.

I was quite shocked at it when an Air Canada flight attendant asked me to remove mine. I now always follow this practice, it’s a reasonable safety precaution.

> It's important that everyone has some situational awareness

I can assure you that this won't be the case.

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