Back to my travel log:
Egyptians care very little, if at all, about instructions onboard a plane.
Well, they actually do refrain from smoking, which is nice for somebody like me who doesn't smoke.
But the fasten seat belt sign? It's as if it doesn't exist. Whether during takeoff or landing, or anywhere in between.
Can't go to the bathroom because we're two seconds from landing and even the flight attendants need to fasten their seat belts?
Nuts to that! I have to pee now.
And this whole thing about cell phones? Most actually do turn theirs off, but not necessarily before we take off. And they certainly don't wait until the seat belt sign has been switched off before they turn them on again once we've landed.
The millisecond we touch ground, there's a hundred switch-on melodies at once. Half a second after, half of the plane is on the phone with somebody.
But one thing that's actually good, and something that I've never seen with any other airlines than Egypt Air, is sign language safety instructions in a square at the bottom of the screen.
How come everybody doesn't have sign language safety instructions? It ought to be mandatory.
Way too many of us take for granted our privileges and forget about those who can't hear, see, speak, read, or walk.
Egyptians care very little, if at all, about instructions onboard a plane.
Well, they actually do refrain from smoking, which is nice for somebody like me who doesn't smoke.
But the fasten seat belt sign? It's as if it doesn't exist. Whether during takeoff or landing, or anywhere in between.
Can't go to the bathroom because we're two seconds from landing and even the flight attendants need to fasten their seat belts?
Nuts to that! I have to pee now.
And this whole thing about cell phones? Most actually do turn theirs off, but not necessarily before we take off. And they certainly don't wait until the seat belt sign has been switched off before they turn them on again once we've landed.
The millisecond we touch ground, there's a hundred switch-on melodies at once. Half a second after, half of the plane is on the phone with somebody.
Flying Egyptian
But one thing that's actually good, and something that I've never seen with any other airlines than Egypt Air, is sign language safety instructions in a square at the bottom of the screen.
How come everybody doesn't have sign language safety instructions? It ought to be mandatory.
Way too many of us take for granted our privileges and forget about those who can't hear, see, speak, read, or walk.
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I know what you're talking about a bit too well, haha.
Cornelia! I'm sure you do :)
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