United Airlines is taking steps to limit noise on board while allowing travelers to use personal electronic devices.

United Airlines amended its so-called contract of carriage, which sets the airline’s rules and policies, to require all passengers to wear headphones when listening to devices. The company also said it would remove anyone who does not follow the new rules and may ban them from flying on United Airlines in the future.

The proposed amendments say passengers must wear headphones when listening to music, watching videos or scrolling through social media feeds that emit sound. contract of carriageUnited quietly updated on Friday.

According to the airline’s new rules, airlines may also “permanently refuse carriage” to passengers who “fail to use headphones while listening to audio or video content.”

Travel expert Scott Keyes told CBS News that he is not aware of any other major U.S. airline that has adopted such a rule. He said airlines encourage passengers to wear headphones, but nowhere explicitly states that failure to comply with the request could result in removal from the aircraft.

“This is consistent with how the majority of travelers want to be polite to themselves and want others to be polite to them as well,” he said. “Normally only a small number of people make noise on airplanes without headphones, so this is a polite way to deal with them.”

United have mentioned that. Website In some cases, we even provide free earphones to customers who forget their earphones.

“If you forget your headphones on your flight, don’t worry. You can request free earbuds if available,” the airline said.