Why Are Cabin Lights Dimmed During Takeoff and Landing?
If you’ve ever flown on a commercial airplane, you’ve probably noticed that the cabin lights are dimmed right before takeoff and landing. It’s a small detail, but a consistent one.
Some people assume it’s just a way for the crew to get passengers to stop reading or looking at their phones and...
The 2007 Mauritanian Flight Hijacking That Passengers Turned Into Victory
In 2007, a tense hijacking aboard an Air Mauritania flight turned into an extraordinary story of quick thinking and passenger bravery. When a gunman took control mid-flight, the pilot covertly warned passengers in French—a language the hijacker didn’t understand—that a sudden bumpy landing was...
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