Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain in speaking. We have a technical problem and for everyone’s safety we have decided to land in the next 20 minutes at the nearest airport. The landing should be perfectly normal, but for safety reasons we will evacuate using the slides. The cabin crew will now give you full instructions and prepare you for the landing. Please listen carefully to their instructions. Thank you.
What do you think will happen after the captain’s announcement? And what will not happen?
The cabin crew will:
- secure everything in the galleys
- continue the food and drinks service
- help the passengers to get their bags from the overhead bins to collect precious items
- begin to go through the cabin, saying “fasten seat belts”
- make sure the toilets are empty
- collect the headsets
- make sure everyone returns to their seats immediately
- wait for instructions
- point out the emergency exits