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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 11:29 pm
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Liz
 
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Originally Posted by oenophilist
That leads to another interesting question: what's the proper etiquette for asking the captain to turn the seat belt sign off? It seems that leaving it on is a common occurrence, and for those sitting in Y, by the time the captain remembers, there's already a cart blocking the way.

Although I guess with the reduction in meal services, that won't be as much of an issue anymore...
Most pilots seem to wait until cruise altitude now, no idea why. You can just ask one of us to see how long until he/she turns it off.

Maybe post this question on the "ask a pilot" thread?
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