Originally Posted by 6chimes
How can you reasonably suggest snatching a phone from someone? What if they are on the phone because someone has died?
It's a last and very final resort matey. I'd ask them a few times, tell them another few times and if they continued to use the phone I could see only two options available :
1- take the phone, turn it off and keep it for the duration of the flight (or until you feel comfortable enough to return it, knowing that it won't be turned back on)
2- offload said passenger for endangering the aircraft, for you never know where they will stop - now it's the phone, perhaps it'll be a quick fag in the loos next
Not only would I prefer option one, but the passenger, Captain, crew and company would too.