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Southwest Airlines to end cabin service earlier to cut injury risk

Southwest Airlines to end cabin service earlier to cut injury risk
Hi. Yeah, wallet hub comparing the nine largest US Airlines plus one regional carrier and scored them up to 100 points coming in at number 10, last place Southwest. Why? It scored the lowest in safety categories? Dragging its score down. Number nine, Frontier number eight American Airlines, American, by the way, the most expensive and scored the lowest for mishandled baggage. Number seven, Hawaiian Airlines, number six jetblue number five United. Number four Delta. Now Delta scored best in terms of reliability but it's on the expensive side. So that ding number three Spirit Airlines which scored highest in safety and affordability. Number two, Sky West, that's *** regional carrier. You've probably flown it. You may not even know it. It serves like American Delta, United and Alaska for the shorter flights and coming in at number one, Alaska Airlines scoring well across most categories. We're gonna share the full report at Rawson reports.com back to you.
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Southwest Airlines to end cabin service earlier to cut injury risk
Southwest Airlines says it is ending cabin service earlier on flights, requiring passengers to do the usual pre-landing procedures such as ensuring their seatbelts are fastened and returning their seats to an upright position earlier than before.Beginning on Dec. 4, a company spokesperson said, flight attendants will start preparing the cabin for landing at an altitude of 18,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. The change in procedure is designed to “reduce the risk of in-flight turbulence injuries” for crew members and passengers, the company said.While turbulence-related fatalities are quite rare, injuries have piled up over the years. More than one-third of all airline incidents in the United States from 2009 through 2018 were related to turbulence, and most of them resulted in one or more serious injuries but no damage to the plane, the National Transportation Safety Board reported.In May, a 73-year-old man died on board a Singapore Airlines flight when the plane hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean.The airline had also previously announced other changes.Starting next year, Southwest will toss out a half-century tradition of “open seating” — passengers picking their own seats after boarding the plane.

Southwest Airlines says it is ending cabin service earlier on flights, requiring passengers to do the usual pre-landing procedures such as ensuring their seatbelts are fastened and returning their seats to an upright position earlier than before.

Beginning on Dec. 4, a company spokesperson said, flight attendants will start preparing the cabin for landing at an altitude of 18,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. The change in procedure is designed to “reduce the risk of in-flight turbulence injuries” for crew members and passengers, the company said.

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While turbulence-related fatalities are quite rare, injuries have piled up over the years. More than one-third of all airline incidents in the United States from 2009 through 2018 were related to turbulence, and most of them resulted in one or more serious injuries but no damage to the plane, the .

In May, a 73-year-old man died on board a Singapore Airlines flight when the plane hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean.

The airline had also previously announced other changes.

Starting next year, Southwest will toss out a half-century tradition of “open seating” — passengers picking their own seats after boarding the plane.