Originally Posted by
naeglerian
I recently flew NRT-SJC, and while the Japanese announcements after take off and before landing were made by the purser, the English ones were a recorded message. I have not encountered this before, and wonder if this was specific to the flight, at the discretion of the crew, or a new policy.
It happens occasionally, yes. I'm not sure about the rules on it, if any exist. I mean, as long as the same information is being disseminated, it's not a huge deal.
On the IAD route, I've heard them throw in Vietmanese, too--the DC area has quite the Vietnamese population--but all of it was live.