Mobile phone usage aboard.
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ExXB - it's EXACTLY the same on BA. I flew them CDG-LHR. Pre-recorded voice in French going through the safety demo in French, followed by a manual demo done in English only as half the screens were just showing crackles.
The safety demo has changed at easyJet, the audio announcements are being updated to reflect the PED policy. If the crew on your EZY flight was spoken and not the pre-recorded cheery chap then the would NOT have mentioned switching off the devices. I've flown EZY 3 times this week and it was the case and was speaking to my mates who are crew there.
Over six months after BA allowed PEDs their safety video still mentions switching them off, however the crew advise you to disregard this.
As part of the doors closing PA on EZy, the cabin crew would have advised that everything can be used in flight safe mode, however laptops need to be put away. Crews have been made aware of the change for weeks now and my mate who is a CM advised that this is mentioned at all preflight crew briefings.
The multi lingual safety demo will comply with all EASA regulations. If it does shock you, and you feel it is dangerous then I suggest you raise it with EASA or the CAA. However EZY operate to 34 countries. I cannot see a way for a manual demo to be done in all of these different languages. Like BA, a majority of EZY crew only speak English. I cannot see how it would be possible to improve the situation. I contest the fact that it is dangerous. After all what about he people who speak neither English nor the destination language? It's the same at Lufthansa.
I've flown them within mainland Europe and on their non LCD screen equipped machines their safety demo is foreign language audio only, followed by manual demo in German. Does that also shock you?
The safety demo has changed at easyJet, the audio announcements are being updated to reflect the PED policy. If the crew on your EZY flight was spoken and not the pre-recorded cheery chap then the would NOT have mentioned switching off the devices. I've flown EZY 3 times this week and it was the case and was speaking to my mates who are crew there.
Over six months after BA allowed PEDs their safety video still mentions switching them off, however the crew advise you to disregard this.
As part of the doors closing PA on EZy, the cabin crew would have advised that everything can be used in flight safe mode, however laptops need to be put away. Crews have been made aware of the change for weeks now and my mate who is a CM advised that this is mentioned at all preflight crew briefings.
The multi lingual safety demo will comply with all EASA regulations. If it does shock you, and you feel it is dangerous then I suggest you raise it with EASA or the CAA. However EZY operate to 34 countries. I cannot see a way for a manual demo to be done in all of these different languages. Like BA, a majority of EZY crew only speak English. I cannot see how it would be possible to improve the situation. I contest the fact that it is dangerous. After all what about he people who speak neither English nor the destination language? It's the same at Lufthansa.
I've flown them within mainland Europe and on their non LCD screen equipped machines their safety demo is foreign language audio only, followed by manual demo in German. Does that also shock you?
Last edited by fa2fi; 19th Apr 2014 at 09:52.
