Alitalia: No Games for You
The Italian airline Alitalia is floundering, so let me kick them when they’re down.
I was flying with them last summer, and to my surprise the cabin crew informed me that I was not allowed to use my Nintendo DS for the duration of the flight. Lo and behold, the safety instructions specifically illustrate that you can’t play Gameboy. Why? Who knows?
I tried to get into a philosophical discussion with the crew regarding their definition of games, the distinction between playing a game on a PDA (which they allowed) and on a dedicated device, and whether the ban only concerned games played with a D-pad. They did not bite.
May 8th, 2008 at 02:26
I dont want to ruin your philosophical enquire but… ¿Maybe the person who make these rules think about wireless device of DS? Anyway I always think these kind of rules are a bit pointless. The Old Gameboy can be an old reminiscence of forgotten times (who knows…)
May 9th, 2008 at 20:59
I believe the instruction sheet is older than the DS – witness the phone.