The thread about annoying behaviour reminded me of some things that happened in F on my recent trip.
As soon as we started taxiing after landing, pax were making phone calls, moving around their seating area, getting dressed etc. What do you all think about this, as I feel the moving around is incredibly dangerous and perhaps pax get away with it as they are in F.
I am not aware of whether making phone calls is a problem.
The thread about annoying behaviour reminded me of some things that happened in F on my recent trip.
As soon as we started taxiing after landing, pax were making phone calls, moving around their seating area, getting dressed etc. What do you all think about this, as I feel the moving around is incredibly dangerous and perhaps pax get away with it as they are in F.
I am not aware of whether making phone calls is a problem.
Good topic. I'm surprised no-one has asked about this before.
Ignoring the rights and wrongs of doing things like emails/phonecalls/unclipping seatbelts etc
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perhaps pax get away with it as they are in F.
Does the learned gathering on this esteemed forum find that the cabin crew are less likely to say something if a passenger is in F than they are in Y
(assuming all things are equal)
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The thread about annoying behaviour
I think I've only just recovered from some recent mammoth threads on behaviour , and the one on devices. We are probably short a good 'squeeler' episode.
Do First passengers get away with it... that one might be a new one.
Moving around before seat belt signs are off is dangerous.
On a QR flight arriving in DOH back in 2007 once the plane stopped, lots of people got out of their seats, and then the aircraft moved forwards a bit more, causing many people to lose their balance.
There could easily have been an injury but fortunately there was not.
I had not appreciated the importance of the seat belt sign until then, but I do now!
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"I am not aware of whether making phone calls is a problem"
Most certainly is .... chatting about "onboard rules" in the pub one night with pal of mine who flies Dash 8's for a living,- he mentioned that that earlier that day they had just vacated the runway at Gatwick when he was unable to hear what the ground controller was telling him - due to that strange "dit dit dit" noise in his head phones caused by probably more than one of the passengers in the cabin switching their mobiles on.
"I am not aware of whether making phone calls is a problem"
Most certainly is .... chatting about "onboard rules" in the pub one night with pal of mine who flies Dash 8's for a living,- he mentioned that that earlier that day they had just vacated the runway at Gatwick when he was unable to hear what the ground controller was telling him - due to that strange "dit dit dit" noise in his head phones caused by probably more than one of the passengers in the cabin switching their mobiles on.
Have heard the same noise over the headset when sitting on the flight deck of an Airbus as we taxied to stand. If it had hapenned as the flight crew were making a radio call it would most definitely have ineterefrred with it.
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At the risk of getting this thread closed ... There are some here who completely deny there's a problem once the aircraft is on the ground and clear of the runway.
Not being able to hear taxying instructions, or which stand to us, will only mildly inconvenience passengers. Being warned about conflicting traffic is just something the pilot has windows for. I wonder why bust airports have Ground Controllers?
Anyway, what do I know? I was only an ATCO, not an important businessman
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Moving around before seat belt signs are off is dangerous.
On a QR flight arriving in DOH back in 2007 once the plane stopped, lots of people got out of their seats, and then the aircraft moved forwards a bit more, causing many people to lose their balance.
There could easily have been an injury but fortunately there was not.
I had not appreciated the importance of the seat belt sign until then, but I do now!
This is the post that made me sit firmly in my seat until the light goes off;
