Inconsistent safety rules?
I flew MAN-DBX-PER last week on Emirates and was intrigued by the different approach to the usual take-off/landing checks carried out by CC on SLF.
Emirates:
No requirement for SLF to remove headphones while taxying, during take-off or during landing. Many SLF were watching films on the rather excellent VoD system during all these periods. Many headphones were noise-cancelling and therefore "an electronic device" which should fall into the "turn all devices off" category. I'm not sure how much situational awareness the SLF would have in the event of an incident.
During landing, the first CC announcement to the SLF, before turning off the runway, was "you may now use your mobile phones"
BA:
None of the above. No headphones, no mobile phones until doors open (actually I think BA say "until in the lounge").
I am not questioning the relative risks of these activities (that would trigger a more extensive debate) but the inconsistency.
One of the Emirates legs was on a 777 of similar type to my regular BA flights (except the Emirates configuration was a rather cramped 3-4-3 seating arrangement) so I can't see the aircraft type being the variable.