From Gary Fox
There is no need for airlines to install shoulder harnesses and airbags to
save lives in crash landings
(Thistle Diary, 7 November, p 64).
The Royal Air Force and the US Air Force, among others, have increased the chances of their
passengers surviving crashes simply by reversing the seats, so the passengers
fly “backwards”.
Having crossed the Atlantic several times in this manner without discomfort,
I am amazed that civil airlines don’t adopt the same procedure. They may claim
that there is no demand for this, but have passengers been asked?
Cabin crew seats face this way and, given the choice, imagine which way
passengers would prefer to sit when coming in for a crash landing.
Alveston, Gloucestershire
