The Guvnor
25th Nov 2000, 20:03
SAA to give flight health tips
Nov 24 2000 12:17:51:000PM
South African Airways (SAA) and a well-known fitness club are compiling a seat exercise chart and tips for passengers on long haul flights.
Cape Town - South African Airways (SAA) and a well-known fitness club are compiling a seat exercise chart and tips for passengers on long
haul flights. The chart will make passengers aware of "economy class syndrome" and how to prevent it.
The media recently focussed attention world-wide on the dangers of long haul flights for passengers. SAA and Lufthansa have been working on
programmes for some time to head off these dangers.
The British parliament on Wednesday issued instructions to all airlines to tell passengers of the dangers of the syndrome, after "hundreds" of
passengers reportedly suffered blood clots this year.
SAA senior communications chief Madelain Roscher said on Thursday she was not aware of any passengers dying from the syndrome on either
short or long flights.
Roscher claimed the airline currently offers international economy class passengers 15 cm more leg room than any other airline.
She added that passengers with medical conditions should tell personnel of their special requirements when they book for a flight.
A 400-page British government science and technology committee report suggests that not only cramped economy class passengers, but also
passengers travelling in the spacious business and first classes run the risk of developing blood clots from having to sit still for long periods.
Although there were suspicions for years that cramped seating conditions on long flights could cause deaths, evidence only emerged recently
that some passengers – particularly pregnant women, smokers and people with heart problems - develop blood clots on long flights.
Despite the danger of passengers on long flights developing blood clots from dehydration, sitting still and cramped seating conditions, flight
personnel are not trained to cope, treat or diagnose the problem.
The report therefore recommended that passengers should be told about exercises that could prevent blood clotting during preflight emergency
demonstrations.
Roscher said SAA flight personnel will in future advise passengers during such demonstrations how to prevent "economy class syndrome" and
tips will also be published in the SAA magazine Sawubona.
Personnel will also, as soon as the seat exercise charts are available in January, instruct passengers accordingly.
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:) Happiness is a warm L1011 :)
Nov 24 2000 12:17:51:000PM
South African Airways (SAA) and a well-known fitness club are compiling a seat exercise chart and tips for passengers on long haul flights.
Cape Town - South African Airways (SAA) and a well-known fitness club are compiling a seat exercise chart and tips for passengers on long
haul flights. The chart will make passengers aware of "economy class syndrome" and how to prevent it.
The media recently focussed attention world-wide on the dangers of long haul flights for passengers. SAA and Lufthansa have been working on
programmes for some time to head off these dangers.
The British parliament on Wednesday issued instructions to all airlines to tell passengers of the dangers of the syndrome, after "hundreds" of
passengers reportedly suffered blood clots this year.
SAA senior communications chief Madelain Roscher said on Thursday she was not aware of any passengers dying from the syndrome on either
short or long flights.
Roscher claimed the airline currently offers international economy class passengers 15 cm more leg room than any other airline.
She added that passengers with medical conditions should tell personnel of their special requirements when they book for a flight.
A 400-page British government science and technology committee report suggests that not only cramped economy class passengers, but also
passengers travelling in the spacious business and first classes run the risk of developing blood clots from having to sit still for long periods.
Although there were suspicions for years that cramped seating conditions on long flights could cause deaths, evidence only emerged recently
that some passengers – particularly pregnant women, smokers and people with heart problems - develop blood clots on long flights.
Despite the danger of passengers on long flights developing blood clots from dehydration, sitting still and cramped seating conditions, flight
personnel are not trained to cope, treat or diagnose the problem.
The report therefore recommended that passengers should be told about exercises that could prevent blood clotting during preflight emergency
demonstrations.
Roscher said SAA flight personnel will in future advise passengers during such demonstrations how to prevent "economy class syndrome" and
tips will also be published in the SAA magazine Sawubona.
Personnel will also, as soon as the seat exercise charts are available in January, instruct passengers accordingly.
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:) Happiness is a warm L1011 :)