Re:US Airlines Push to Strip Away Travelers' Rights by Rolli...
by Spooky23 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @11:32AM
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That was an option in the 1950s for infants. They attached a little cot to the overhead — sort of like the changing shelf on a pack and play!
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Re:US Airlines Push to Strip Away Travelers' Rights by Rolli...
by debatem1 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @12:24PM
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Isn't this basically just putting the kid in a tumble drier whenever you hit turbulence? Did they pad the roof and door as well?
Re:US Airlines Push to Strip Away Travelers' Rights by Rolli...
by axiolite on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @01:55PM
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The turbulence is no worse being up high in the plane vs being down in a seat. In the 1950s, NONE of the passengers would have been using seatbelts...
“When an airplane crashes, the safety belt…may become a deadly hazard.”
- Scientific American Dec 1951 “The Dangerous Safety Belt”
"Aviation requirements for basic safety features, including passenger safety belts, were codified in 1972"
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-airlin...
Re:US Airlines Push to Strip Away Travelers' Rights by Rolli...
by margalabargala on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @01:05PM
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Concussions hadn't been invented yet, that's why no one wore a helmet back then
Re:US Airlines Push to Strip Away Travelers' Rights by Rolli...
by topkai22 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @02:22PM
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You can still do this for infants on some long haul flights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8fphE1v66M&msockid=42557114...