A Southwest Airlines memo has surfaced on aviation blogs and confirmed by Southwest Airlines that Southwest Airlines' flight attendants (aka cabin crew ), starting December 4, is to secure the cabin at 18,000 feet and not 10,000 feet before landing. The new procedure, based on years of research plus flight attendant Safety Management System (SMS) will reduce the risk of injury to flight attendants by 20%. Starting decent preparations earlier As per an internal memo, Southwest Airlines, starting December 4, will implement a new cabin descent policy.
The memo states new procedures will begin after collaboration between Southwest Airlines’ Inflight Safety and the flight attendant union TWU 556; the descent will begin with the pilots announcing such from the over 30,000 feet above sea level in altitude Southwest Airlines cruises at. The memo then states, • At 18,000 feet, the Pilots will make one high-low chime, indicating the start of sterile flight deck. This chime serves as your cue to secure the cabin for landing and to be seated and secured in your jumpseats.
Southwest Airlines’ change in procedure comes after “years of research”, reports in Southwest Airlines’ safety management system, and Southwest Airlines’ Flight Data Analysis Program to aim to reduce flight attendant injuries by 20%. But being serious journalists, we at Simple Flying sought confirmation of the memo. Southwest Airlines’ confirmation reveals why A kind Southwest Airlines spokesperson confi.
