Originally Posted by
The Situation
I am not surprised - human nature is that when you are told something is going to happen over and over again and it doesn't, you become complacent. Hence, the story of "The Boy who Cried Wolf." I see people treating the seatbelt sign now as they do the safety video - they just ignore it. We weren't even to 10,000 feet on my last flight (from SLC where there is almost always chop on the climb/descent (it was smooth though) and it's not like we had a long taxi or delay at the gate or anything) and multiple people were getting up to use the lav.
I agree. As I said I wasn’t feeling well on the flight so I had to run to the bathroom and I expected it to be a problem but since the flight was smooth and the flight attendants were behind the curtain, everybody was acting normally and going to the bathroom etc. If the seatbelt sign is on constantly for no reason, people will ignore it. I always keep my seatbelt fastened but on European carriers if I’m up and the seatbelt sign comes on, I know it’s for good reason.