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Major airline bans 'barebeaters' across all 24 daily flights from UK airports

metro.co.uk

28 points by sieste 16 days ago · 26 comments

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anakaine 16 days ago

This is a fantastic move.

Those who play out loud on public transport really are the worst. They intrinsically lack empathy, without a worry or care for others, no concern or thought beyond themselves.

  • jgalt212 16 days ago

    Yes, and some of them are just looking for a fight if someone challenges them.

netsharc 16 days ago

To summarize the whole article, it's United Airlines, and "listening to music without headphones".

63stack 16 days ago

I would love this to be expanded to public transport in general. Fine them for the same amount as traveling without a ticket. It would clear up so fast.

mrkramer 16 days ago

I've never seen or heard anyone listen music out loud from his or her phone in the public transit or on the airplane. They all have headphones but sometimes they listen music so loud that you can actually hear it from the headphones or earbuds. People usually listen out loud some short clips or they talk out loud via speaker but music, that's just disrespectful.

  • gib444 16 days ago

    It's absolutely rife in the UK

    It's already unlawful on trains thanks to byelaws but enforcement is non existent

    Pretty common across Europe too

    • b800h 16 days ago

      I will always politely ask people who are doing this to stop it, and 99% of the time they do. (This is in the UK).

      • gib444 15 days ago

        I appreciate that is a temporary solution for you but that's just generally not our culture to do that. We expect people to follow rules and norms and aren't really prepared for when they don't

        And 99% of them will not change their behaviour. The next trip or when you get off, they will do it again. It's not a solution

    • nephihaha 16 days ago

      It's become a lot more common since lockdown. I have to wear earplugs.

  • netsharc 16 days ago

    Someone in Japan can also say your first sentence. Lucky them (and you), but in a lot of parts of the world, selfish cuntiness is a growing disease.

  • Throaway1985123 16 days ago

    In Canada it's very common among immigrants from India and Africa.

bob1029 16 days ago

We should all strive to be the most Japanese that we can be while in spaces like this.

buttocks 16 days ago

Brings to mind boom box punk from Star Trek 4. Flight attendants should be allowed to Vulcan-nerve-pinch.

bitwize 16 days ago

Good.

I believe in the transformative power of hip-hop. I do not need this power demonstrated to me via full-volume blasting in public or on a means of transport. Apparently the courtesy of keeping your inspiring music to yourself is not universally known, so I am glad to see it enforced.

JasonADrury 16 days ago

In what country could you possibly do this and not be subject to violence from fellow passengers anyway? I can't imagine finding a group of 100+ random people willing to turn the other cheek in Europe, much less in the UK specifically.

  • decafninja 16 days ago

    In the US, including NYC, it’s more likely the offender will subject his fellow passengers to violence (or threats of) if confronted.

    Most people will choose to ignore the offender rather than poke a potentially crazy bear.

    Of course it’s stuff like this that make people here hate public transportation. But often times transit advocates choose to ignore problems like this saying there’s nothing wrong.

    • JasonADrury 16 days ago

      Yeah, but that's on the regular public transportation where the trips are short and homeless people a feature.

  • nephihaha 16 days ago

    It happens all the time in the UK and they get black affronted when you pull them up on it.

  • Gepsens 16 days ago

    Any western country

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