So is the concensus that we ( professional aircrew) should anticipate this issue and similar issues by mentioning it in our pre-Flight Annnouncement from the Flight Deck? If that is the case should we also include the possibilty of say, an Engine Surge / birdstrike on a wing leading edge / adjacent aircraft over the Atlantic and all the other frequent and infrequent, trivial and non-trivial events and occurrences which can cause alarm amongst passengers?
In truth the list is pretty much endless and the mandatory items in pre-flight announcements are long enough as it is ( in our Company). You do want to get airborne, don't you?
If we do get a significant event on takeoff which is likely to cause concern ( and believe you me an engine surge at night gets a lot of people concerned) we will make an announcement from the Flight Deck once circumstances allow, but that will not happen before the problem, major or minor, has been dealt with, and might even be as late as "in the cruise".
In the meantime running up the aisles when the seat belt sign is on is a "no no" - and that's already covered in the pre-Flight Announcements .
Last edited by wiggy; 2nd Aug 2008 at 08:42.