Airline Safety
Thanks for your segment on airline safety following the tragic
crash of the Alaskan Airlines flight off the coast of California.
My last flight on Alaska Airlines was from Spokane to Seattle
several years ago. Soon into the flight attendant's safety
presentation, as our brains immediately began to search for
anything more interesting, it became apparent that this was not
the typical recitation with accompanying hand motions. We were
instructed, for example, that in the unlikely event of an
emergency landing in water, our seat cushions will act as flotation
devices and that passengers are expected to return them to
the airline by the following business day.
Our flight attendant, while seemingly making light of the safety
routine, insured through her presentation that everyone aboard
actually did know where the emergency exits were, that we put
oxygen masks on ourselves before assisting others, and to use
(and return) those seat cushions following that unlikely
emergency.
I am still impressed with their attention to matters of safety.
Wayne
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