Originally Posted by
jackqu7
Thanks both. I was not aware cabin crew had their own discretion in normal circumstances. What is the use of the gear up notification? To say they can essentially stop being so vigilant?
it’s a hangover from the old days when smoking was allowed. The seat belt signs and the no smoking signs had Auto settings on the switch. In auto the No Smoking lights would go out when the gear was up and you got a bing. The seat belts were with flap up. The auto settings were hardly ever used IIRC.