No freaking sense of initiative...
Why no safety address?: Flight from Jakarta
LAST Friday, my husband and I were on flight SQ963 from Jakarta to Singapore. We were seated in economy class, and were surprised when we were not shown the usual preflight safety video, and did not receive safety warnings, such as reminders to put our seat belts on.
When we expressed our concerns to the flight manager, we were told the public address system affecting the whole economy section (row 31 to 61) on the plane was out of order, but the captain had decided to proceed with the flight regardless.
Should there have been an emergency during the flight, there would have been chaos as we could not have received instructions on emergency practices.
I have three questions:
- Why was the flight allowed to take off, despite the malfunctioning PA system?
- Why is there a difference in safety procedures in first and business class, compared to economy class? Furthermore, if this had been a flight from a Western country, would the pilot have risked jeopardising the safety of passengers in the same way?
- Why is there no standard operating procedure in safety practices in the event of technical failures? Are passengers expected to know how to secure life jackets and oxygen masks?
In terms of safety, nothing should be compromised.
Anita Chan (Mdm)
Why no safety address?: Flight from Jakarta
LAST Friday, my husband and I were on flight SQ963 from Jakarta to Singapore. We were seated in economy class, and were surprised when we were not shown the usual preflight safety video, and did not receive safety warnings, such as reminders to put our seat belts on.
When we expressed our concerns to the flight manager, we were told the public address system affecting the whole economy section (row 31 to 61) on the plane was out of order, but the captain had decided to proceed with the flight regardless.
Should there have been an emergency during the flight, there would have been chaos as we could not have received instructions on emergency practices.
I have three questions:
- Why was the flight allowed to take off, despite the malfunctioning PA system?
- Why is there a difference in safety procedures in first and business class, compared to economy class? Furthermore, if this had been a flight from a Western country, would the pilot have risked jeopardising the safety of passengers in the same way?
- Why is there no standard operating procedure in safety practices in the event of technical failures? Are passengers expected to know how to secure life jackets and oxygen masks?
In terms of safety, nothing should be compromised.
Anita Chan (Mdm)
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