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United FA prohibits Internet communication on p.s. flight for "security reasons"

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 13, 2010 1 Comment

It seems a lot of bloggers on the Huffington Post fly on United.

Yesterday, tech journalist John Battelle was minding his own business, video chatting with his wife and children from 30-plus thousand feet in the air, when a flight attendant informed him that he must disconnect the video stream for security reasons. Battelle was informed that the camera posed a security risk since he could potentially communicate with a terrorist.

Does that mean the Airfone’s are just decorations?

Battelle was then shown the United Airlines policy manual "which prohibits ‘two way devices’ from communicating with the ground."

That means that video chat is against its policy, the Switched team chat is against the policy, and United Airline’s own in-flight Wi-Fi service is against the policy. 

Bottom line, the author is correct. If two-way communication is not allowed, then why are we allowed to contact "terrorist" satellites from 30,000 feet above the ground?

Story here.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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1 Comment

  1. MOSHE GIGI Reply
    June 5, 2011 at 12:54 am

    THE ISRAELY MOSAD DO NOT LET ME TO WORK SLEEP OR TO EARN I HAVE A LOT TO DISTRIBUTE ABOUTE WHAT THIS ORGANISATION DOING AGAINST ME BUT THEM NOT LET ME TO DO THAT HELP S.O.S

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