Originally Posted by
OPebble
I would have thought that the sensible and safe rule (from a personal safety point of view) is wait till the seat belt signs are off. After all switching the seat belt signs on goes hand in hand with an exhortation to return seat backs to the upright position. Surely the reverse is true?
The trouble is this could be rather a long time if there's a bit of turbulence - and one might be desperate for a snooze.
My real reason for replying is actually that I have just realized, now you've got 38 posts under your belt, that this was your first post and I had forgotten my manners in replying to a slightly later post of yours in this same thread. So, making up for lost time, allow me to say
Welcome to FlyerTalk,
OPebble.