| - Please read the safety pamphlet in the seat pocket | | | | bassinets during takeoffs or landings. |
| in front of you and note your nearest emergency exit. | | | | Footrests |
| On flights exceeding three hours as well as | | | | - Passengers seated on seats with footrests must |
| multi-sector flights, we recommend that you review | | | | kindly ensure that the footrests are stowed for |
| the content of the safety pamphlet again before each | | | | takeoffs and landings. |
| landing. | | | | Seats upright and tables stowed |
| Carry-on baggage | | | | - As a safety precaution, and in compliance with |
| - Lightweight hand luggage should be placed in the | | | | safety legislation, seats should be returned to their |
| provided overhead stowage bins or at your feet | | | | upright position and tables should be stowed or folded |
| underneath the seat in front of you. This is not only a | | | | away during takeoffs and landings. |
| safety precaution but it also provides you with more | | | | Remain seated |
| legroom. | | | | - As a safety precaution passengers are requested to |
| - When placing items in the overhead stowage bins, | | | | remain seated after the aircraft has landed, until the |
| please ensure that they are securely positioned so | | | | seat-belt sign has been switched off by the captain. |
| that they do not fall out when the bins are opened | | | | Portable electronic equipment |
| - Please take care when opening the overhead | | | | - Passengers are requested not to use any electronic |
| stowage bins as articles that may have shifted before | | | | equipment on board the aircraft as it may interfere |
| or during flight may fall out and cause injuries. | | | | with the aircraft's avionics system. |
| Smoking | | | | - Heart pacemakers, hearing aids, clocks, watches, |
| - In accordance with international trends, smoking it not | | | | timers and medical equipment approved for use in |
| permitted on board any of South African Airways' | | | | aircraft, however, may be used without restrictions. |
| aircraft. | | | | Laptop computers |
| Seat belts | | | | - Laptop computers (including CD-ROM and DVD but |
| - Please fasten your seat belt whenever the seat belt | | | | excluding any intentional transmissions such as wireless |
| sign is illuminated. For your safety we suggest that you | | | | LAN ), hand-held calculators, electric shavers and |
| keep it fastened throughout the flight | | | | portable personal listening devices including compact |
| - When sleeping under a blanket please keep your | | | | disc and mini disc players) may be used with the |
| seat belt loosely fastened over the blanket so that the | | | | permission of the Pilot in Command. The Commander's |
| cabin crew does not need to wake you in the event | | | | permission is normally indicated by the seat-belt signs |
| of turbulence. | | | | being switched OFF during climb and ON during |
| - However, seat belts should always be unfastened | | | | descent. Should circumstances dictate otherwise, the |
| during transit stops and refuelling. | | | | Commander will inform the Senior Cabin Crew |
| Sleeping on the Floor is prohibited | | | | member. |
| - In the interest of safety, sleeping on the floor cannot | | | | Cellular telephones |
| be permitted under any circumstances. Should an | | | | - Cellular telephones may be used on the ground while |
| emergency occur passengers who sleep on the floor | | | | passenger doors are open. |
| will not have easy access to seat belts and oxygen | | | | - Cellular telephones must be switched off as soon as |
| masks. | | | | the cabin doors are closed and when the Senior Cabin |
| Bassinets | | | | Crew member makes an announcement on the public |
| - Should you travel with a baby, book early and be | | | | address system. |
| sure to request a bassinet. The baby should not be | | | | Prohibited equipment |
| older than six months of age, should not weigh more | | | | - Portable printers, laser printers, video equipment, CB |
| than 10kg, and should not be more than 75cm in length. | | | | AM/FM/ VHF/ Satellite radios, two-way radios, |
| It is weight and length of a baby that are the essential | | | | scanners, remote-controlled toys and power |
| factors that need to be assessed. | | | | converters are prohibited for use at any time. |
| - In the interest of safety, babies cannot occupy the | | | | When in doubt, please consult the cabin crew. |