To be clear, the above debugging output is with xkb-data 2.23.1-1ubuntu1.18.10.1 installed and therefore the DISabling of airplane mode by the dedicated key being broken
$ aptitude show xkb-data
Package: xkb-data
Version: 2.23.1-1ubuntu1.18.10.1
State: installed
To be clear, the above debugging output is with xkb-data 2.23.1- 1ubuntu1. 18.10.1 installed and therefore the DISabling of airplane mode by the dedicated key being broken
$ aptitude show xkb-data 1ubuntu1. 18.10.1
Package: xkb-data
Version: 2.23.1-
State: installed