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Post by AussieMeg on May 23, 2024 23:27:38 GMT
I'm not sure whether you've heard about the incident on the Singapore Airlines flight earlier this week, where one man died and many other passengers were injured, with several still in intensive care. Apparently the plane hit severe turbulence, and dropped 6000 feet in seconds. Anyone who was not wearing a seatbelt was slammed into the ceiling of the plane. Singapore Airlines flight So that leads to my question: Do you keep your seatbelt on during flights, or do you take it off as soon as the seatbelt light goes off? I keep my seatbelt on at all times, and only take it off if I need to go to the toilet. Not because I have a fear of anything happening, it just doesn't occur to me to take it off (until I need to use the toilet on a long flight). And when I get back to my seat, I put it back on. It's not uncomfortable to wear, and I don't even notice it. I might loosen it a bit if I am trying to go to sleep. I tell you what, I will definitely be wearing my seatbelt tightly on my flight to Bangkok later this year! |
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Post by KikiPea on May 23, 2024 23:30:53 GMT
I leave it on at all times. I never feel like I have a reason to take if off, unless I have to use the restroom, which I try to avoid if at all possible.
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Post by gar on May 23, 2024 23:40:23 GMT
I’m the same - I keep it on because it’s no hardship to do so.
I obviously knew about turbulence but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it being that drastic!
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Post by ntsf on May 23, 2024 23:52:36 GMT
I know about turbulence so I always keep it buckled. it can come out of the blue literally..
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Post by peasapie on May 24, 2024 0:01:05 GMT
Yup we always do other than using the bathroom or to stretch our legs.
I hope this incident will inspire airlines to suggest seatbelts remain on.
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Post by monklady123 on May 24, 2024 0:06:47 GMT
I always do. I've never been in really severe turbulence, but I've been in enough of it that I always leave the seatbelt on.
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Post by Linda on May 24, 2024 0:20:42 GMT
seatbelt on except for toilet breaks
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Post by Linda on May 24, 2024 0:21:47 GMT
I hope this incident will inspire airlines to suggest seatbelts remain on. flights I've taken in recent years - IF they turn the seatbelt sign off, they still recommend staying buckled. |
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Post by katlady on May 24, 2024 0:36:44 GMT
I leave it on, but it does make me nervous when I need to use the restroom. I always hope I get back to my seat before there is any turbulence.
I’ve flown with bad turbulence before. The worst was on approach to Denver. I thought we were going to die.
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Post by pjaye on May 24, 2024 0:49:06 GMT
About 15 years ago I was fascinated by that "Air Crash Investigation" show and watched multiple seasons in a row. Some air crashes are caused by clearly major events (bomb, hijackers etc) but it's also crazy how many minor things can bring a plane down...and there's people being sucked out of aircraft when holes open up etc.
I don't fly very often, but that show has me much more cautious, if a major thing happens, then probably everyone will die seatbelt or not, but in some cases the seatbelt can be the difference between life or death. I've mostly flown inside Australia and only a few hours at a time, so I've kept my seatbelt on for that length of time, which is very easy to do.
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Post by Neisey on May 24, 2024 1:04:57 GMT
I always leave my seatbelt on. I’m not a huge traveler and where I live there are few direct flights to anywhere more than 2 hours away so no single flight has probably been more than 5 or 6 hours so I plan/hope that I don’t have to use the washroom. The first time I ever used a washroom on a flight was on my trip to Australia in 2019 and bathroom breaks were a necessity for that length of flightlol.
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Post by AussieMeg on May 24, 2024 1:09:00 GMT
I hope this incident will inspire airlines to suggest seatbelts remain on. flights I've taken in recent years - IF they turn the seatbelt sign off, they still recommend staying buckled. Yes you're correct. I'm pretty sure that when they do the safety demonstrations, they say that you can unbuckle your seatbelt when the sign goes off, but they recommend that you keep your seatbelt on at all times. |
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Post by gillyp on May 24, 2024 1:14:03 GMT
I’ve never really given it much thought but I do unbuckle when the sign says I can. Seems a bit mad considering I wouldn’t dream of being in a car without a belt no matter how long the journey, apart from being illegal. From now on I will stay buckled up.
A couple of airports I use/used are known for strong winds and I recall coming in to land at my home airport in a 16 or 24 seater, I forget which, and the plane was rocking and bouncing all over the place. It took the pilot 3 attempts to land, coming in, not being able to land, circling round again, etc. it was not very pleasant and he had said he’d have to go to another airport. We did get down eventually and most of the passengers applauded - they had previously announced themselves as Americans - sorry US Peas! - before we took off because they were horrified to be on such a small plane with propellers.
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Post by MichyM on May 24, 2024 1:19:03 GMT
I'm another always keep my belt on person. Had to have been maybe 15 years ago I was on a smaller plane from Dallas to Charleston and we hit terrible turbulence during a storm. People were knocked about and things spilled. Nothing like what happened with the Singapore plane, but still, it was scary.
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Post by jill8909 on May 24, 2024 1:30:33 GMT
100%. I don't drink 6 hours before a flight and will not take off the seatbelt. And I take drugs to fly because I'm already afraid of turbulence!! AAHHHHHH
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Post by Basket1lady on May 24, 2024 1:35:32 GMT
I’ve never really given it much thought but I do unbuckle when the sign says I can. Seems a bit mad considering I wouldn’t dream of being in a car without a belt no matter how long the journey, apart from being illegal. From now on I will stay buckled up. A couple of airports I use/used are known for strong winds and I recall coming in to land at my home airport in a 16 or 24 seater, I forget which, and the plane was rocking and bouncing all over the place. It took the pilot 3 attempts to land, coming in, not being able to land, circling round again, etc. it was not very pleasant and he had said he’d have to go to another airport. We did get down eventually and most of the passengers applauded - they had previously announced themselves as Americans - sorry US Peas! - before we took off because they were horrified to be on such a small plane with propellers. We had this happen on a Ryan Air flight from Brussels to Dublin. We started to land and the airplane was swaying sideways and was obviously being blown around by the wind. Suddenly, the pilot hit the gas and we were back up in the air. He had another go around and in that 10 minutes or so, found a lull. He slammed that plane down HARD and I swear that we landed sideways. Everyone clapped on the flight and I doubt that there were many Americans on board. That landing was NUTS! |
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Post by valincal on May 24, 2024 1:44:38 GMT
I hope this incident will inspire airlines to suggest seatbelts remain on. flights I've taken in recent years - IF they turn the seatbelt sign off, they still recommend staying buckled. Yes this is stated by the flight attendants on every flight in my experience. I always keep mine fastened unless I get up to use the restroom. I’ve never found it uncomfortable, but obviously some people do. |
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Post by Anita on May 24, 2024 1:51:29 GMT
I always leave it on except for bathroom breaks, and I try to minimize the time I am out of my seat. We flew two legs of a trip today and some of the turbulence was scary. It's a reminder to be safe.
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Post by cmpeter on May 24, 2024 3:02:55 GMT
Always on for me.
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Post by sunnyd on May 24, 2024 3:12:07 GMT
I leave it on, but it does make me nervous when I need to use the restroom. I always hope I get back to my seat before there is any turbulence. I’ve flown with bad turbulence before. The worst was on approach to Denver. I thought we were going to die. Denver is so bad! I've been terrified by turbulance more than once coming or going to Denver. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on May 24, 2024 4:11:24 GMT
I’ve never really given it much thought but I do unbuckle when the sign says I can. Seems a bit mad considering I wouldn’t dream of being in a car without a belt no matter how long the journey, apart from being illegal. From now on I will stay buckled up. A couple of airports I use/used are known for strong winds and I recall coming in to land at my home airport in a 16 or 24 seater, I forget which, and the plane was rocking and bouncing all over the place. It took the pilot 3 attempts to land, coming in, not being able to land, circling round again, etc. it was not very pleasant and he had said he’d have to go to another airport. We did get down eventually and most of the passengers applauded - they had previously announced themselves as Americans - sorry US Peas! - before we took off because they were horrified to be on such a small plane with propellers. We had this happen on a Ryan Air flight from Brussels to Dublin. We started to land and the airplane was swaying sideways and was obviously being blown around by the wind. Suddenly, the pilot hit the gas and we were back up in the air. He had another go around and in that 10 minutes or so, found a lull. He slammed that plane down HARD and I swear that we landed sideways. Everyone clapped on the flight and I doubt that there were many Americans on board. That landing was NUTS! I had a flight into Seattle that was diverted on approach like this - absolutely insane turbulence and we could just see the trees through the storm when the pilot accelerated and took us to a different airport - no clue where it was but they ended up having to bus us to Seattle. ETA and I always keep my seat belt on - even on full flat business seats. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 24, 2024 5:44:45 GMT
Yes. Seatbelt on for the whole flight.
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Post by KiwiJo on May 24, 2024 6:05:26 GMT
We keep our seatbelts on whenever we are in our seats while flying, but on long-haul flights you really do need to get up and walk around sometimes. A 17 hour non-stop flight is too long to stay seated except when you go to the toilet, so a few laps of the plane a few times really is necessary. We’re obviously pretty vulnerable when we do that though.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on May 24, 2024 6:19:41 GMT
We keep our seatbelts on whenever we are in our seats while flying, but on long-haul flights you really do need to get up and walk around sometimes. A 17 hour non-stop flight is too long to stay seated except when you go to the toilet, so a few laps of the plane a few times really is necessary. We’re obviously pretty vulnerable when we do that though. Yes, this. We used to live in Singapore and Perth, Australia, and did that London <> Singapore flight many times. DH has experienced turbulence far more than I have. We both stay buckled up unless we're standing/walking around. We decided that lots of people must have ordered coffee, because that always seems to be when the turbulence starts  . |
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Post by sueg on May 24, 2024 6:20:09 GMT
I hope this incident will inspire airlines to suggest seatbelts remain on. I can't remeber the last time I was on a flight where they DIDN'T recommend keeping your seatbelt on at all times. I fly between Germany and Australia at least once a year, and the area between Dubai and India ALWAYS has turbulence - it has been strong enough to wake me at times. On my last flight to AU, I got up during the night to use the bathroom and one of the flight attendants pointed to the seatbelt sign and said it wasn't safe to be out of my seat. I really needed the bathroom, so he told me to be quick and get back to my seat ASAP. They weren't taking chances. |
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Post by littlemama on May 24, 2024 10:15:54 GMT
Yup we always do other than using the bathroom or to stretch our legs. I hope this incident will inspire airlines to suggest seatbelts remain on. They always suggest that in the announcements. The seatbelt off sign is to let you know you can go to the bathroom |
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Post by jenb72 on May 24, 2024 10:44:06 GMT
DH is an airplane and commercial airline nut (he wanted to be a pilot when he was younger, but was discouraged by his family - a whole different story). Because of that I hear stories all the time. I always keep it on. And we always encourage people to purchase a seat for their infants and use a carseat on the flight. You could fly your whole life and never have a problem, but freak things can happen.
Jen
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Post by 3boysnme on May 24, 2024 10:48:29 GMT
It has been awhile since I've flown, and the last airline I flew never turned off the seatbelt sign, so I kept mine on.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2024 11:44:49 GMT
I leave it on except for using the restroom. Oh and if I need to stretch. I deal with restless leg syndrome and lower back pain so if those are acting up or it's a very long flight, I need to stand up and stretch and flex my legs etc. I always get an aisle seat to make this easier.
But when sitting, my seat belt is on!
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 24, 2024 12:28:53 GMT
I generally leave it on all the time, but occasionally I find I do need to stand up and stretch a bit.
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