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Re:One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence by lxgr on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @08:04PM (#40435805)
During take-off and landing, it is. At cruise altitude, it really does mean "the pilots are expecting turbulence and suggest you stay seated", at least in my experience.

Of course they don't always get it right both ways: Sometimes reports of turbulence ahead turn out to be false positives, and at other times, strong turbulence can happen without any warning.

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Re:One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence by tdeck on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @01:26PM (#40443596)
I've been on smoothe flights where the sign was kept on practically the whole time. Unfortunately I suspect some pilots forget about it, and I have observed that the public have gotten used to getting up to use the bathroom even when the sign is on (excluding takeoff and landing). I haven't flown enough to notice a pattern with specific routes or airlines.
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