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Old 26th Dec 2007, 08:17
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openfly
 
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IB are very lax....

I am a recently retired flight crew.
I have flown in business class several times with Iberia from MAD-JNB-MAD recently. I have been amazed at the appalling safety violations I have witnessed.
I have seen the purser standing in the galley while we landed at MAD. Another purser at door 1L unstrapped for take-off. Passengers with their chair/bed in the fully-reclined position during the take-off and landing. The floor area is always covered in hand baggage, pillows and blankets on landing. The large TV screens at the seats in business class in the 'up' position. They even serve drinks during the emergency briefing! All this in the last year.
If this is the standard of safety awareness in the cabin, one can only imagine that it is as bad on the flight-deck.
I wrote to UK Manager IB. After pushing for a reply I received one from IB MAD apologising ''for my bad experience''!!! They were obviously not interested in my points regarding safety.
(Hope the man from the Daily Mail reads this!!)
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