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Old Aug 16, 2012, 11:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Rebelyell
I recently took a couple of European flights and noticed that the seatbelt light was turned off very quickly.

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So the bottom line is that American carriers are keeping the seatbelt light lit for approximately three to five times longer than it needs to be lit.
Yep, the whole concept of light on til cruising altitude is just silly.

Works much more sensibly in Europe. ^
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