| 1. Fly on Nonstop Routings: Most accidents occur | | | | flight attendants are on an aircraft is for safety, so if |
| during the takeoff, climb, descent, and landing phase of | | | | one of them asks you to do something like fasten |
| flight so flying nonstop would reduce exposure to | | | | your seat belts, do it first and ask questions later. |
| these most accident prone phases of flight. | | | | 7. Don't Bring Any Hazardous Material: There are |
| 2. Choose Larger Aircraft: Currently, aircraft with more | | | | rather long lists of hazardous materials that are not |
| than 30 passenger seats were all designed and | | | | allowed, but common sense should tell you that you |
| certified under the strictest regulations. Also, in the | | | | shouldn't bring gasoline, corrosives, poisonous gases, |
| unlikely event of a serious accident, larger aircraft | | | | and other such items on the aircraft unless they were |
| provide a better opportunity for passenger survival. | | | | allowed by the airline and shipped in a proper container. |
| 3. Pay Attention to the Preflight Briefing: Although the | | | | 8. Let the Flight Attendant Pour Your Hot Drinks: Flight |
| information seems repetitious, the locations of the | | | | attendants are trained to handle hot drinks like coffee |
| closest emergency exits may be different depending | | | | or tea in a crowded aisle on a moving aircraft, so allow |
| on the aircraft that you fly on and seat you are in. | | | | them to pour the drink and hand it too you. |
| 4. Keep the Overhead Storage Bin Free of Heavy | | | | 9. Don't Drink Too Much Alcohol: The atmosphere in an |
| Articles: Overhead storage bins may not be able to | | | | airliner cabin is pressurized to about the same altitude |
| hold very heavy objects during turbulence, so if you or | | | | as Denver, so any alcohol you consume will affect you |
| another passenger have trouble lifting an article into the | | | | more strongly than at sea level. Moderation is a good |
| bin, have it stored elsewhere. | | | | policy at any altitude. |
| 5. Keep Your Seat Belt Fastened While You are | | | | 10. Keep Your Wits About You: In the unlikely event |
| Seated: Keeping the belt on when you are seated | | | | that you are involved in an emergency situation such |
| provides that extra protection you might need if the | | | | as a precautionary emergency evacuation, follow the |
| plane hits unexpected turbulence. | | | | directions of the flight attendants and flight crew and |
| 6. Listen to the Flight Attendants: The primary reason | | | | exit the aircraft as quickly as possible. |