I had the misfortune to be on the red-eye from PER-SYD this week (what a shocker!). It is difficult enough to attempt some sleep on this flight without continual interruptions on the PA.
Granted we had some turbulence, but other airlines seem content just to put the seatbelt signs on and then leave it to the crew to ensure that the pax have complied with the instruction.
On the PER flight, the seatbelt sign went on, then the captain used the PA to advise that the seatbelt sign had been switched on and that we should return to our seats (
) and fasten our seatbelts. For the terminally stupid, this announcement was then immediately repeated (at triple the volume) by the Cabin Service Manager (who helpfully also advised that the cabin service would be suspended). This happened 3 or 4 times, each time with the same drill. There could not have been a single person still asleep on the plane.
Is this standard operating procedure for QF? If so, I might rethink my forthcoming trip on QF9.