One could ask why after having watched the safety video, a distinguished member of parliament is disclosing that he had his phone turned on and was receiving text messages while on board an aircraft that was taxiing to depart?
It just goes to show the ignorance of the average passenger, and their inability to follow the most basic of directions during normal operations, let alone following command authority during an abnormal situation or time critical event.
You would expect any regulator to act on such an open admission, but alas....
Watch out for each other. Fly safe,
The G.