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Southwest Airlines is making changes this week to “reduce the risk of in-flight turbulence injuries,” the company confirmed to FOX Business.
The airline is changing the behavior of its staff and customers from Wednesday. Instead of preparing the cabin for landing at 10,000 feet, the pilots start doing this at 18,000 feet.
“It is the result of close cooperation between the airline and its crew and a strong Safety Management system,” Southwest said in a statement. “Nothing is more important to Southwest Airlines than the Safety of our Customers and Employees.”
According to FAA regulations, passengers must wear seat belts properly when taxiing, taking off and landing. Although the regulations do not define the term “properly secured,” passengers must follow the instructions of the staff regarding the use of seat belts.
TRAVELERS SHARE STRANGE VIDEO OF PEOPLE CHATTING, THINGS TO HOPE IN A TIME OF BREAKTHROUGH.
Inside a Southwest Airlines flight. (Southwest Airlines/Fox News)
The change also means that homework will end about 10 minutes earlier, USA Today reported.
According to a 2023 study conducted by researchers at the University of Reading in the UK, violence has risen in regions around the world. The North Atlantic, which is one of the busiest cruise lines, all year round great upheaval it increased by 55% between 1979 and 2020.
Moderate agitation increased by 37%, and light agitation increased by 17%. All the increases were related to the effects of climate change, according to the study, which was published in Geophysical Research Letters.
ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT PASSENGER HOSPITALIZED, LEAVES DAMAGED DUE TO INJURIES
Passengers must wear seat belts properly during taxi, takeoff and landing, according to FAA regulations. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Weeks ago, a Scandinavian Airlines it was brought back to Europe after a major upheaval forced its return.
Back in August, a United Airlines A flight from Cancun to Chicago was diverted to Memphis, Tennessee, after the plane experienced “brief turbulence” that left one person in the hospital and six others injured, officials said.
A FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT IS LANDING AT THE LAS VEGAS AIRPORT
Southwest Airlines takes off from Phoenix, Ariz. (Southwest Airlines/Fox News)
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Dallas-based carrier Southwest is flying from so-called open seats, charging for the best seats, and offering red-eye flights, starting in 2026, the airline said in September.
FOX Business’ Jasmine Baehr, Daniella Genovese and Stephen Sorace contributed to this story.
