Flying Smarter: Air Travel Explained - 15 - Cabin Safety Secrets with Jennel Senior

15 - Cabin Safety Secrets with Jennel Senior

02/15/21 • 25 min

This is a unique episode because it doesn’t follow the normal episode format. Andrew spends the entire episode chatting with flight attendant Jennel Senior about cabin safety. Topics discussed in this episode include:

Passengers often don’t pay attention to the safety demonstration. How much of it do we actually need to know? Why do we have to store bags under the seat in front of us or put our own mask before helping our child? Learn all about it in this episode.
What do flight attendants do if passengers get violent or there’s a bomb threat? What if someone is about to give birth on a flight? Andrew asks Jennel about some bad scenarios that passengers might worry about.
Why do cabin lights get dimmed for takeoff and landing? What happens if you get stuck in the lavatory? Hear the answers to these and much more.

Jennel Senior is a flight attendant with a major North American airline. You can find her blog at www.jaayfearless.com and follow her on Instagram at @jaayfearless.
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Passengers often don’t pay attention to the safety demonstration. How much of it do we actually need to know? Why do we have to store bags under the seat in front of us or put our own mask before helping our child? Learn all about it in this episode.
What do flight attendants do if passengers get violent or there’s a bomb threat? What if someone is about to give birth on a flight? Andrew asks Jennel about some bad scenarios that passengers might worry about.
Why do cabin lights get dimmed for takeoff and landing? What happens if you get stuck in the lavatory? Hear the answers to these and much more.

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