Headphones while take-off/landing

Snotty

When did they start requesting headphones be removed during take off and landing? Is it regulation or just policy?

No problem with it, I'd always remove for announcements as I do like to hear them incase I miss something about flight times etc, just never been asked to remove them during a landing.

NIMAN

Probably the time during a flight when there is more chance of an emergency I'd guess?

So they would want everyone hearing any annoucements.

circular flexing

I think it's 70% of incidents happen during take off and landing so it makes sense to have maximum attention during those times. It's probably become more of an issue since noise cancelling headphones have become more common.

TomOnBoard

Ryanair really needs you to hear the "Ahead of schedule" arrival cacophony

Tenger

circular flexing wrote: »

I think it's 70% of incidents happen during take off and landing so it makes sense to have maximum attention during those times. It's probably become more of an issue since noise cancelling headphones have become more common.

This. I believe its a combination of noise cancelling headphones reducing your situational awareness and the bulkiness of the sets themselves, in case they suddenly became airborne.
Earphones dont have the same NC ability and off course are pretty lightweight.

faoiarvok

Snotty wrote: »

When did they start requesting headphones be removed during take off and landing? Is it regulation or just policy?

Is this actually new? I don’t fly very regularly so not sure, but think I’ve been asked to do this for a long time.

For as long as I’ve been flying that I can remember (25 years)they’ve asked for headphones off.

Del2005

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Ryanair really needs you to hear the "Ahead of schedule" arrival cacophony

I've got a fair few Ryanair flights lately and they didn't make anyone take off headphones. Even saw a person wearing bluetooth earphones walking around on one flight.

Senecio

They often request over ear headphones to be removed but allow in ear headphones once the safety announcement is over.

dobman88

Always wear headphones. Stops my ears from popping and causing 24 to 48 hours discomfort. Have told cabin crew this when asked to remove them and never had a problem keeping them on. If I fly without them it would be torture for a couple of days at least.

NH2013

dobman88 wrote: »

Always wear headphones. Stops my ears from popping and causing 24 to 48 hours discomfort. Have told cabin crew this when asked to remove them and never had a problem keeping them on. If I fly without them it would be torture for a couple of days at least.

What sort of Headphones do you have? Do they create an airtight seal around your ears? Very interesting that they’re able to prevent your ears popping.

Snotty

Suppose the question was more is it regulations or just individual airlines policy.

AndyBoBandy

Individual airline policies

Aer Lingus ask you to remove over ear headphones, but allow in ear ‘bud’ type headphones during take off and landing once the safety announcements are complete.

dobman88

NH2013 wrote: »

What sort of Headphones do you have? Do they create an airtight seal around your ears? Very interesting that they’re able to prevent your ears popping.

Just normal ones you'd buy in Tesco or any shop. I'd say it's more the fact I'm listening to something that stops them from popping than the actual headphones, I tried all the tricks, sweets, chew gum, putting cotton wool in and the only thing that worked was listening to music or something while flying

IngazZagni

Depends on the airline. There is no longer any rule to remove headphones during takeoff and landing but some airlines have not implemented these updated rules from EASA.
The use of headphones was generally associated with the use of an electronic device which in the past was not permitted for use for take off and landing however these days this is permitted if your device has airplane mode engaged. For the safety demo however all forms of ear/headphones must be removed.

trellheim

Flybe is all headphones off while the seatbelt lights are on for takeoff and landing, no matter how long it takes ( FWIW this was Bose QC over-ear). As of Tuesday anyway.

FR and EI are typically the same but not as draconian unless they want to be. bud type phones are normally OK

Locker10a

dobman88 wrote: »

NH2013 wrote: »

What sort of Headphones do you have? Do they create an airtight seal around your ears? Very interesting that they’re able to prevent your ears popping.

Just normal ones you'd buy in Tesco or any shop. I'd say it's more the fact I'm listening to something that stops them from popping than the actual headphones, I tried all the tricks, sweets, chew gum, putting cotton wool in and the only thing that worked was listening to music or something while flying

Normal in ear bud type headphones are allowed during take off and landing.
I’m sorry to tell you there’s no correlation between listening to music and ears popping!!! Ear pressure is a a physical pain felt from pressure changes to the air inside your ear. Listeneing to something won’t change this, wheather music is playing or not ears are still always listening!
It’s probably more a placebo or psycological thing for you to use ear phones, which actually means your ears are grand when flying like everyone else’s

dobman88

Locker10a wrote: »

Normal in ear bud type headphones are allowed during take off and landing.
I’m sorry to tell you there’s no correlation between listening to music and ears popping!!! Ear pressure is a a physical pain felt from pressure changes to the air inside your ear. Listeneing to something won’t change this, wheather music is playing or not ears are still always listening!
It’s probably more a placebo or psycological thing for you to use ear phones, which actually means your ears are grand when flying like everyone else’s

Well I dunno what to tell you. It works for me. My ears used to kill me even after a short flight from Dublin to London, started listening to music for the duration of the flight and it stopped the pain. Trust me I know all about the physical pain it can cause.

Locker10a

dobman88 wrote: »

Locker10a wrote: »

Normal in ear bud type headphones are allowed during take off and landing.
I’m sorry to tell you there’s no correlation between listening to music and ears popping!!! Ear pressure is a a physical pain felt from pressure changes to the air inside your ear. Listeneing to something won’t change this, wheather music is playing or not ears are still always listening!

It’s probably more a placebo or psycological thing for you to use ear phones, which actually means your ears are grand when flying like everyone else’s

Well I dunno what to tell you. It works for me. My ears used to kill me even after a short flight from Dublin to London, started listening to music for the duration of the flight and it stopped the pain. Trust me I know all about the physical pain it can cause.

Yeah I know as I child and teenager it was a killer for me too, but I grew out of it, or rather my ears did when I became a fully grown adult.
Music may well work for you because you’re so anxious about it, the music makes you relax or forget about your fear of the pain.

ED E

Its entirely psychological.