SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Recline your seat back and press play on your in-flight entertainment.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "WHEN HARRY MET SALLY")
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) And what would you like to drink?
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Nothing, thanks.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) Do you have any Bloody Mary mix?
SIMON: And don't forget to plug in your headphones.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "WHEN HARRY MET SALLY")
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) Here's what I want. Regular tomato juice, fill it up about three-quarters, then add a splash a Bloody Mary mix - just a splash - and a little piece of lime but on the side.
SIMON: Seriously, plug in the headphones while you watch "When Harry Met Sally, " or United Airlines might remove you from the plane. United doesn't like people blasting music, watching movies or jabbering on a speaker phone and have updated their rules. As streaming options proliferate, the noise on board has multiplied, like, well, "Snakes On A Plane."
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SNAKES ON A PLANE")
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character) We got to clear the snakes out of the cockpit.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) Yeah, yeah. Clear the snakes out of the cockpit, yeah.
SAMUEL L JACKSON: (As Neville Flynn) Enough is enough.
SIMON: Sure is. That's Samuel L. Jackson fighting another airplane nuisance. You can watch him in flight, just keep it down. Airlines are well acquainted with passengers who don't use headphones. Some pass out free earbuds. Some just ask really nicely for people to turn down the volume. But many scofflaws on board are under 5 years old.
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RACHEL GRIFFIN-ACCURSO: (As Ms. Rachel) Hi, friends. Look, it's a surprise egg.
SIMON: You might not mind it if YouTubers like Ms. Rachel entertain your smaller seatmates, but plenty of people have cheered United's new hard line, if the comments section can be believed. Just don't laugh too loud either. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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