What you wanted to know about aviation safety but were afraid to ask
Also: International food fights and how to avoid a fight with a lion View in Browser 01.27.24 In travel news this week: Why flight attendants want you to stop ignoring them, what Brits don't want in their tea and Italians don't want on their pizza, plus how to stay safe if you ever encounter a lion in the wild. By Maureen O'Hare π¬ Plane safety Pay attention to flight safety instructions. (Svitlana Hulko/iStockphoto/Getty Images) What the recent incidents on board Japan Airlines flight 516 and Alaska Airlines flight 1282 have taught us is that it's a good idea to keep calm and listen to the cabin crew – and that begins right from those routine safety instructions. JAL crew had just minutes to safely evacuate all 379 people off flight 516 when the plane turned into a fireball after a runway collision. Here's what Japan Airlines got right . The FAA on Wednesday approved inspection critera to