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Judah wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote in
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Phil writes:

Actually the flight attendant says it in every pre-flight emergency
briefing. You are right that it is a simple concept, and I don't
know anyone who is too stupid to understand it.

Then why do flight attendants point it out on every flight?

Perhaps the airlines have considered the possibility that not every
passenger on every flight has researched this as much as you have. I
believe it reasonable to presume that not all passengers on all flights
fly frequently enough to remember this minute detail of aircraft
emergency procedures, and as such require a reminder during the
emergency briefing. This holds especially true for those people who
have never flown before. I further believe that unlike some of the
pre-flight announcements, this announcement is made in an effort to be
thorough, prudent, and even intentionally repetitve for the sake of
parents who might otherwise instinctively react differently what this
instruction suggests.

Or perhaps they do it because it is required by the FAR's.

Technically, that's true. But what is the basis for putting it in the FARs?

If you've ever flown JetBlue or Song, where they generally mock the
seatbelt briefing, and even the "water landing" part, they generally don't
leave out this important tidbit or even joke about of it...

Perhaps this is one of those few portion of the FARs that people actually
think makes sense...