Airport's strict 'quiet policy' has flight passengers sounding off

One traveler is drawing attention from many others to a particular airport policy. 

Posted in the "r/unitedairlines" forum on Reddit, the post was entitled, "What do you think of SFO's 'Quiet Airport policy'? Should other airports take note?"

"Flight announcements are made only [at] the boarding gates. Please refer to displays or your airline's app for real-time status," the screen says.

Another person commented, "The only announcements needed are for left-behind items and lost children or old people."

Said yet another, "Yes! Other airports need to take notes."

A Redditor shared, "I flew through SFO a few weeks ago for the first time in a decade. The first thing I noticed was how quiet and peaceful it was compared to my outbound route with the connection in DFW," referencing the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. 

"For a 4-hour layover, it was GLORIOUS to not have all the noise. It seemed like people were calmer and not in a rush, either. Not sure it's related, but feels like it is," the person added.

Another Redditor wrote, "It's my home airport and I love it. I believe it sets the tone for a more calm and relaxed travel experience."

"The SFO Customer Care team realigned where public address announcements would be made, to ensure that audio paging for passengers would be made only in necessary and relevant areas," the announcement added. 

Staff at the airport estimated more than 90 minutes of unnecessary announcements have been eliminated each day, for a 40% reduction.

Fox News Digital reached out to SFO for further comment.

Brandon Blewett, the Texas-based author of "How to Avoid Strangers on Airplanes," told Fox News Digital he's flown through SFO since 2020 and was not aware of the policy - but appreciates the intent.

"Airports aren't exactly known for their serenity," he said. "You've got hard surface floors, carts beeping, people FaceTiming at full volume, and neighboring gate agents just trying to make sure the right passengers get up [for boarding]."

Blewett added, "Maybe I'm an outlier because I live in airports, but for me, quiet isn't the expectation - it just all blends together as background noise."

"In theory, I like the idea of limiting overhead announcements," Blewett also said.