From Geoff Heaford
Having just used the Heathrow to Edinburgh Shuttle I can assure Tam Dalyell (Thistle Diary, 3 February) that the cabin crew on both outward and return journeys did, as part of their safety presentation, say that laptop computers and games machines should not be used during takeoff and landing. Judging by the number of passengers talking and reading newspapers during the demonstration, it is no wonder that the message did not sink in.
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