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Air travel is so safe you'll probably never have to use any of the advice we're about to give you. But you need to be aware of what you can do to insure a safe journey, taking into account that anything can happen before, during and after the flight. And it all starts with airport screening procedures, which have intensified since 9-11-2001. The information we provide in this section could save your life.
Airline safety
Airline passengers usually take safety for granted when they board an airplane. They tune out the crew's pre-flight announcements or reach for a magazine instead of the cards that show how to open the emergency exit and what to do if the oxygen mask drops down. Because of this, people are needlessly hurt or killed in accidents they could have survived.
Your safe trip
You need to be aware of what you can do to insure a safe journey, taking into account that anything can happen before, during and after the flight. In this section we made an attempt to provide you guidelines with a focus on safety.
An approved child
restraint system
Proper use of an approved child restraint system (CRS) on an aircraft enhances child safety in the event of turbulence or an accident. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strongly recommends that all children who fly, regardless of their age, use the appropriate restraint based on their size and weight.
Prepare for airport
security screening
Passengers and their baggage are subject to inspection with an electronic detector with or without the passenger’s consent or knowledge. And, since 9-11-2001, airport screening procedures have intensified.
Answers to questions
concerning people who are or may appear to be of Arab, Middle Eastern
or South Asian descent and/or Muslim or Sikh
Since the tragic events of 9-11-2001, Federal Aviation Administrations have issued directives to strengthen security measures at airline checkpoints, passenger screening locations, and boarding gates. The Department of Transportation works to strengthen transportation security, but is also continuing its efforts to ensure that those new security requirements preserve and respect the civil rights of individuals and protect them from unlawful discrimination.
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