Originally Posted by
Gunter
Got to make this one hoss. If a passenger stands up the plane can't taxi. I've seen many an idiotic passenger stand up prior to the gate. A fed will fine you heavily. If a passenger falls and gets hurt...you get the idea. Heavily stressed at most pax carriers as SOP.
It's not that this announcement shouldn't be made, just not 2 feet from the gate. Timing is everything in life, and the timing on this announcement usually stinks, because many times, even before the announcement ends, the seatbelt sign comes off as the motors are shut down. However, maybe that's what's needed based on the passengers' length of concentration.
