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

SilverElfin

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

dmitrygr

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

keiferski

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

gnabgib

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

mikkupikku

At cruising altitude, I hope.

raggi

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

pjmlp

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.

HPsquared

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

ashwinnair99

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.

austin-cheney

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.

paxys

Good, now do the same for public transit.

verdverm

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

standardUser

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

hxorr

This sounds like a USA problem..

petermcneeley

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

lucasay

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.

latand6

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

general1465

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.