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