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United Airlines Mandates Headphones to Curb Cabin Noise

3/4/2026

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United Airlines updated its contract of carriage to require passengers to wear headphones with personal electronic devices.
The airline reserves the right to remove non-compliant passengers and may permanently ban them.
The policy aims to reduce cabin noise as more travelers use devices.
Scott Keyes (travel expert) noted that no other major U.S. airline has such a rule.

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Story summary

United Airlines updated its contract of carriage to require passengers to wear headphones with personal electronic devices.
The airline reserves the right to remove non-compliant passengers and may permanently ban them.
The policy aims to reduce cabin noise as more travelers use devices.
Scott Keyes (travel expert) noted that no other major U.S. airline has such a rule.