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On the technology side: it is far from inconceivable that a laptop battery package/casing could be reworked to hold a small battery good for a few minutes of normal operation and fill the rest of the volume with plastic explosive. If the explosive can be sealed to prevent outgassing (smell) the bomb would be undetectable except by specialized detectors. Which are expensive and apparently not in use in the listed airports. Of course, there are other theories floating about with credibility depending on the political inclination of the propounder and the audience. That would be a matter for a different forum. Last edited by fjtorres; 03-23-2017 at 08:27 AM. |
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I find the problem with audiobooks is I have to pay attention which means I cannot really do other things at the same time. Audiobooks also take a lot longer to get through then a book. Also, depending on the how you are listening to the audiobook, picking up where you left off may not be so easy.
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Not only business class. We had USB connections (even a full (american style) socket!) on our economy flight to the US. I think it depends a bit on the flight (short vs long).
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I've never flown business class in my life but, as I said, virtually all the airlines I fly around Europe in and to and from Egypt provide power sockets.
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I guess it depends how far you're flying. On a 45 minute flight from Manchester to Paris it doesn't really matter if there's power, but it's useful on a 5h flight from London to Cairo (and EgyptAir planes always do seem to provide USB sockets). I'm almost certain it was there too on the last short-haul flight I did a month or so ago from Manchester to Munich with Lufthansa. The airlines I fly with most commonly in Europe are British Airways, Air France and Lufthansa.
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Hmmm.. In the last 18 months or so I've flown UK mainland to Madrid (3 times, Iberia), Prague (British Airways), Ukraine (twice, Ukrainian Airlines) and Belfast (Easyjet). All economy class and no trace of a power socket on any of those flights.
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I'll let you know if there are USB sockets on our next flight. We are flying on the 12th of April and it is not a short flight. |
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