{"id":152462,"date":"2024-11-28T01:15:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/safety-protocol-southwest-flight-attendants-prepare-landing-eighteen-thousand-feet\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T01:15:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:15:28","slug":"new-safety-rule-requires-southwest-flight-attendants-to-prepare-for-landing-at-18000-not-10000-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=152462","title":{"rendered":"New Safety Rule Requires Southwest Flight Attendants To Prepare For Landing At 18,000 Not 10,000 Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"44355\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/southwest-airlines\/\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/southwest-heart.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Southwest Airlines<\/a><\/span> memo has surfaced on aviation blogs and confirmed by Southwest Airlines that Southwest Airlines&#8217;             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"88157\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/flight-attendants\/\"  >flight attendants<\/a><\/span> (aka             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"256847\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/cabin-crew\/\"  >cabin crew<\/a><\/span>), starting December 4, is to secure the cabin at 18,000 feet and not 10,000 feet before landing. 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