Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Opinion: I’m a flight attendant. Keep your #@$%&! seat belt on
Most people buckle up when they drive or sit beside the driver. But do you
always keep your seatbelt fastened during the flight? Passengers are supposed
to fasten their seatbelts when the seatbelt signs are on, usually during take-off,
landing, and turbulence. Indeed, most frequent fliers probably have experienced
light or moderate turbulence. When passengers and crew members have enough time
to get back to their seats and buckle up, nothing or nobody flies in the cabin during
light or moderate turbulence. But in May, one passenger was killed, and over 70
passengers and flight attendants were injured during severe turbulence on a
Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore. Many things and people flew
through the air and crashed the ceiling and overhead bins, which occurred just
a few seconds after the seatbelt signs were turned on. Pilots usually predict turbulence
and turn the seatbelt signs on before it shakes the aircraft. But sometimes, the
back of the aircraft shakes more badly than the front, and pilots might not
realize it until they are notified by the flight attendants. If you want to fly
safely, the best you can do is not to open the overhead bin and keep the seatbelt
fastened all the time regardless of the seatbelt sign.
Read what a veteran flight attendant says about turbulence and seatbelts.
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