Passengers should continue to fasten their seat belts because the plane may still encounter certain hazards after landing on the way back to the terminal.
According to data from the Flight Safety Foundation, there are at least 27,000 runway-related accidents or incidents every year, costing airlines and airlines up to billion in money.
The habit of unbuckling the seat belt as soon as the plane lands is not advisable.
The organization explains that the plane after landing may be safe from accidents in the air, but it is not yet safe from all hazards on the ground.
Incidents can occur related to collisions with other aircraft, people, animals, vehicles on the ground or sudden changes in the runway surface. After landing, passengers should continue to fasten their seat belts until the seat belt signal is switched off and the aircraft doors are opened.
Ms. Thu Hieu (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), a flight attendant of China Airlines shared that when the plane runs on the ground, it is easy to have problems, especially when it rains or there is a lot of fog.
” When landing on the ground, the plane is still going fast , there may be a tire explosion or a collision with objects that accidentally appear on the runway. If the passenger has removed the seat belt before the signal is signaled. Allowed, it’s easy to hit your head on the front seat or fall,” said Ms. Hieu.
” The habit of unbuckling the seat belt as soon as the plane lands is not advisable , I have seen passengers fall and hit their heads because the plane brakes suddenly when entering the terminal. Unfastening the seat belt and getting up to pick up the luggage still does the job. obstructing other preparations of the flight attendants,” shared Ms. Thanh Hang (Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City), a flight attendant of Bamboo Airlines.