Actor Paul Rudd sparked a lighthearted debate about airline etiquette after calling airplane mode "nonsense" during a recent podcast appearance.
Rudd made the comments during an appearance on the May 28 episode of Jake Shane’s podcast, "Therapuss." During a conversation about common airline rules, Rudd questioned several instructions passengers are routinely given before takeoff and landing, including putting tray tables away, returning seats to the upright position and switching phones to airplane mode.
STANDING UP RIGHT AFTER PLANE LANDS FUELS VIRAL DEBATE ABOUT AIR TRAVEL ETIQUETTE "I think all of that is nonsense," Rudd said.
When Shane specifically asked about airplane mode, Rudd doubled down.
"I know it's nonsense," he said.
Shane replied, "I only put it on airplane mode because it's not going to work either way, so I might as well save the battery." 'GET OFF THE PLANE,' DELTA PASSENGERS CHANT AT FLYER WHO REFUSES TO HANG UP PHONE Rudd acknowledged that reasoning, but suggested he believes the rule stems from concerns about radio frequencies interfering with the plane's communications systems.
Rudd may have questioned the rule — but the Federal Aviation Administration is very clear.
It requires passengers to place devices in airplane mode or disable cellular connections while flying.
Aviation experts say the setting helps prevent cellular signals from interfering with cockpit communications and pilots' headsets, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
The conversation....
