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Airlines have for years been embarrassed by photographs and videos taken by disgruntled passengers with smartphones and posted on social media. Indonesia’s national carrier is fighting back.
PT Garuda Indonesia issued a directive asking passengers not to take snaps or record footage inside the cabin. Days earlier, a business-class customer’s video blog had shown Garuda flight crew handing out food menus scribbled on scraps of paper.
Garuda said the circular wasn’t a response to the blog. It’s aimed at ensuring passenger privacy, and making sure the airline complies with laws governing aviation and electronic information, said the carrier.