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Old 7th Aug 2009, 02:31
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Rhino1
 
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Flying AA as mere SLF a few years ago, I seemed to go through a whole period of the flight crew including in their basic announcement something like:
"Folks, I'm going to turn the seatbelt sign off so that you can move about the cabin if you need to. But when you're back sitting in your seat I really do recommend that you do like we pilots always do here up front - have that belt fastened whether the sign is on or not."
Certainly got my attention - and to this day I always have the belt fastened unless I'm actually standing up. And I've - successfully - shared the story with seatmates too, over the years.
Haven;t heard such an announcement for many years, though.
I've heard the announcement several times in the last three years - I think on almost every flight (mostly Southwest and Northwest) I've been on.
I personally suspect most passengers don't listen to the briefing - or read the cards however. I mentioned this as an example to some family members and others of the general public and got basically the same response.

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