[rahimnathwani]

I was waiting for a flight at SFO, trying to get some work done. Two airport employees were sitting at the next table. One of them started watching a video on her phone, on speaker, at loud volume. I politely asked her to use headphones or turn off the sound. Hey retort: "this is an airport!". I replied that it's a 'quiet airport' but her reaction suggested to me that she was not familiar with the concept.

[traderj0e]

"Quiet airport" doesn't mean this

[rahimnathwani]

It is what quiet airport means, at least in the context of SFO.

SFO's quiet airport policy is described on page 17 of this document: https://www.flysfo.com/sites/default/files/2025-12/2025-10%2...

Here are two quotations from that policy, directly relevant to the situation I described:

  "The playing of music is prohibited in the following locations: at the podiums, ticket counters, and seating areas adjacent to gates"

  "employees may not use mobile devices, including smart phones and tablets, in “speaker mode” in any public area of the Airport"