The move is intended to reduce the chance of turbulence-related injuries for passengers and cabin crews.
Southwest Airlines is about to hit passengers with another change. The carrier — the largest by passenger traffic at San Antonio International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport — is ending cabin service earlier on all flights, requiring passengers to do the usual pre-landing procedures such as ensuring seat belts are fastened and returning their seats to an upright position earlier. The move will also allow flight attendants to return to their seats and get buckled in sooner.
Southwest to end open seating, breaking 50-year tradition, as profit falls Effective Wednesday, flight attendants will begin preparing the cabin for landing at an altitude of 18,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet, as has long been Southwest policy. The airline told flight crews in a memo the decision was the result of collaboration with its labor partners and a “robust approach to safety management.
Southwest Airlines shakes up its board under pressure from a big shareholder In May, a 73-year-old man died on board a Singapore Airlines flight when the plane hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean. And in August, a passenger on a Southwest flight from Manchester, N.H., to Baltimore was seriously injured when the plane encountered turbulence.
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