Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after mid-air incident

Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by qwertox on Monday March 11, 2024 @08:00AM (#39667037)

I think the seatbelt-sign is outdated. Somehow it should be made clear that if a sign is on, it is not allowed to stand up and move around, and the general rule is that the seatbelt must be locked while sitting.

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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by chrisweekly on Monday March 11, 2024 @08:07AM (#39667111)

In my 5 decades of flying regularly (US-based flights), this is made crystal clear by flight attendants and repeated PA announcements.

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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by gomox on Monday March 11, 2024 @09:10AM (#39667772)

It needs to be safe and clear by design, not confusing to the point where systematic PA announcements are needed to clarify the fact that "seat belt sign is off" actually means "you should wear your seatbelt".

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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by Tor3 on Monday March 11, 2024 @10:25AM (#39668659)

Nowadays what they announce on European and Europe-Asian flights (the ones I have any recent experience with) is that, when the seat belt sign is turned off there's always an immediate announcement which says something like "The captain has now switched off the seat belt sign, however it is recommended to use the seat belt whenever seated".

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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by pc86 on Monday March 11, 2024 @09:18AM (#39667859)

And maybe on new planes they'll change the iconography (which would probably require FAA rules to be rewritten), but let's not downplay the role of just having common sense.

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