Why in international flights nowadays if passengers drop electronic devices they are not allowed to look for the devices themselves, but instead they need to inform a flight attendant?
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It has nothing to do with international flights and whether or not you’re allowed to is country specific. In the U.S., (at least on the flights I’ve been on) if it’s even mentioned, it’s more of a suggestion, but Australia takes it much more seriously.
The idea in countries that have this rule/suggestion is that there have been a handful of instances of people dropping phones in between plane seats and the mechanism that reclines the seat punctured the battery and caused fires, so asking a crew member to get the device for you is supposed to reduce that risk.
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