Eastern Airways changed their wording from
On board use of the ghetto-blaster type or radio or tape player is an irritant to other passengers and is forbidden.
to
On board use of sound-emitting devices is an irritant to other passengers and is forbidden.
following the two sentence complaint I sent via email on Monday. The offensive version had been in place for 14 years.
@ryanc Every passenger is a sound emitting device. And I agree that they are all potential irritants.
@geoffl Well, yes, but this was listed under "Electronic Devices", which passengers are not.
@ryanc Well some of us are, at least partially.