SWA just recently sent out a memo about Electronic Cigs and the reason they're not gonna allow them is because the battery hasn't been approved for use while on board. Are you kidding me?!? Outta ALL the reasons or things they could come up with on why not to allow them they choose the battery...LAME!
Guess I should start checking every passengers electronic devices to make sure the batterys are "approved" from now on...geeesh!
I mean that's fine if they wanna say they can't be used while on board, but to have our Flight Attendants, that aren't in the know, out there saying its because the batteries aren't approved is BS. I'd laugh in my own face (I'm a Stew). The ScrewDriver uses a battery that can be found in a digital camera, a small LED flashlight (which btw a flashlight is required to be carried by all FA's while on duty), and I'm sure several other devices people use on board.
I'd like to write a formal letter to the CEO about this, but need a little help from my buds here at ECF. Any ideas on what this should include or how to approch this?
Here's a copy of the memo so you guys can see just how stupid it sounds.
Since electronic cigarettes contain a lithium battery, they are not approved for use onboard Southwest Airlines flights. Some Flight Attendants have been experiencing Customers attempting to use electronic cigarettes on flights, and we ask that you politely educate Customers on this policy.
For those of you who may not know, electronic cigarettes are a relatively new product that allows the user to experience inhaling nicotine without lighting a cigarette. Even though the device does not require a match to light it, it does contain a lithium battery and since Southwest is required to control the use of all electronic devices onboard the aircraft, we have made the decision to prohibit use of electronic cigarettes.
CFR 91.21, Portable Electronic Devices, requires air carriers to determine whether a particular PED will cause interference when operated aboard its aircraft. The responsibility for permitting passenger use of a particular PED technology lies solely with the operator. Thank you for helping us remain consistent with this policy.
Guess I should start checking every passengers electronic devices to make sure the batterys are "approved" from now on...geeesh!
I mean that's fine if they wanna say they can't be used while on board, but to have our Flight Attendants, that aren't in the know, out there saying its because the batteries aren't approved is BS. I'd laugh in my own face (I'm a Stew). The ScrewDriver uses a battery that can be found in a digital camera, a small LED flashlight (which btw a flashlight is required to be carried by all FA's while on duty), and I'm sure several other devices people use on board.
I'd like to write a formal letter to the CEO about this, but need a little help from my buds here at ECF. Any ideas on what this should include or how to approch this?
Here's a copy of the memo so you guys can see just how stupid it sounds.
Since electronic cigarettes contain a lithium battery, they are not approved for use onboard Southwest Airlines flights. Some Flight Attendants have been experiencing Customers attempting to use electronic cigarettes on flights, and we ask that you politely educate Customers on this policy.
For those of you who may not know, electronic cigarettes are a relatively new product that allows the user to experience inhaling nicotine without lighting a cigarette. Even though the device does not require a match to light it, it does contain a lithium battery and since Southwest is required to control the use of all electronic devices onboard the aircraft, we have made the decision to prohibit use of electronic cigarettes.
CFR 91.21, Portable Electronic Devices, requires air carriers to determine whether a particular PED will cause interference when operated aboard its aircraft. The responsibility for permitting passenger use of a particular PED technology lies solely with the operator. Thank you for helping us remain consistent with this policy.
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