Pax allowed in cockpit on shorthaul flight??
Jul 2, 2022, 1:12 am
#1
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Pax allowed in cockpit on shorthaul flight??
New experience for me on a flight from LIS to FCO...
Was sitting in 1C on an A320 and before takeoff a large group of kids (probably ages 12-14) in matching shirts were boarding. Flight crew let the kids look around the cockpit and take pictures, normal enough. Then they put down the jumpseats and invited a couple of kids to sit in the cockpit. Door was closed and we pushed back from the gate. They sat in the cockpit the entire flight and came out after landing.
Obviously everything turned out fine but surely this cannot be allowed by any safety policy?
Was sitting in 1C on an A320 and before takeoff a large group of kids (probably ages 12-14) in matching shirts were boarding. Flight crew let the kids look around the cockpit and take pictures, normal enough. Then they put down the jumpseats and invited a couple of kids to sit in the cockpit. Door was closed and we pushed back from the gate. They sat in the cockpit the entire flight and came out after landing.
Obviously everything turned out fine but surely this cannot be allowed by any safety policy?
Jul 4, 2022, 1:51 pm
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Do 12-14 year-olds understand how to behave in accordance with
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_flight_deck_rule
or does TAP not implement that rule?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_flight_deck_rule
or does TAP not implement that rule?
Jul 5, 2022, 7:58 am
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I was recently flying Vueling and what looked like a "mate" of the crew was invited into the cockpit before pushing back and only seen on arrival. I know someone in Lisbon who is a friend with a TAP captain and is always invited into the cockpit.
Seems quite common outside the US/UK.
Seems quite common outside the US/UK.
Jul 9, 2022, 8:53 am
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Do 12-14 year-olds understand how to behave in accordance with
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_flight_deck_rule
or does TAP not implement that rule?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_flight_deck_rule
or does TAP not implement that rule?