Airlines modify safety briefings to emphasize seatbelt usage throughout flights due to a fatal incident.

Airlines are modifying safety briefings to encourage passengers to wear seatbelts throughout flights due to a fatal incident involving a British pensioner on Singapore Airlines. Captains are emphasizing the need for seatbelts, and seatbelt signs are being turned on more quickly during mild turbulence. Safety teams are reviewing how to encourage seatbelt usage even when the sign is off, and the IATA's "turbulence aware" program provides advance warnings to cockpits and flight planners.

June 03, 2024
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