B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Attendant Current
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Electronic Device
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy
Passenger headphones frequently block access to the aisle. Passengers hang their iPads on tray tables. The headphone cords block access to the aisle. Headphone cords have tripped passengers. On one of my flights; a cord got tangled around a nurse that was trying to get to the aisle to assist during a medical emergency; so she did not get to the passenger. Instead; she blocked my access down the aisle to assist the passenger. It is very common for passengers in aisle seats to share headphones across the aisle. The cord across the aisle has tripped me; as well as other flight attendants and passengers. A policy could prohibit passengers from hanging iPads on tray tables and having connected headphones that block access to the aisle. A policy could also prohibit passengers from passing any cords; including headphone cords; across the aisle.
Flight Attendant reported that passenger headphone chords often block the aircraft aisle.