CRJ700 windows must remain open?
Dec 28, 2017, 10:33 am
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Surely the window shades, not the windows !
It's common on many carriers for the carrier's safety & security policy to require shades up for all seats for landing & takeoff. The reasoning being that it permits a double-check that in an emergency the aircraft is not upside down or otherwise facing a fire or other dangerous situation.
If the FA told you this during level flight, she is most likely poorly trained. If it's bothersome, send a note to AA asking that the crew be retrained.
It's common on many carriers for the carrier's safety & security policy to require shades up for all seats for landing & takeoff. The reasoning being that it permits a double-check that in an emergency the aircraft is not upside down or otherwise facing a fire or other dangerous situation.
If the FA told you this during level flight, she is most likely poorly trained. If it's bothersome, send a note to AA asking that the crew be retrained.
Dec 28, 2017, 10:41 am
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Dec 28, 2017, 10:55 am
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Dec 28, 2017, 12:01 pm
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After 9/11 I recollect being on flights where we were told to CLOSE the shades in the last 30 minutes prior to landing, the captain on the PA: "for obvious reasons please close your shades". I think the logic
was that a terrorist on board wouldn't know over what spot the plane was preventing the explosives already on board the plane from doing the most damage.
was that a terrorist on board wouldn't know over what spot the plane was preventing the explosives already on board the plane from doing the most damage.
Dec 28, 2017, 2:27 pm
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On any aircraft that doesn't have a viewport in the door (such as the CRJ), the FAs have to use the forward windows to ensure that the emergency exit can safely be deployed.
Jan 5, 2018, 4:13 am
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It's common on many carriers for the carrier's safety & security policy to require shades up for all seats for landing & takeoff. The reasoning being that it permits a double-check that in an emergency the aircraft is not upside down or otherwise facing a fire or other dangerous situation.
Jan 5, 2018, 6:04 am
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I hear this all the time on European airlines; do not ever recall it mentioned on a US domestic flight... then again, most US flight attendants seem to pick-and-choose which policies to announce/enforce on a day-by-day basis.
Jan 5, 2018, 7:08 am
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