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Pre-flight checks

I’m sure you will all have heard announcements such as “doors to automatic and cross check” or “the cabin lights will shortly be dimmed for take-off ”. But do you know what is actually happening or why? In this column, I’m going to explain a bit more about some of these pre-flight procedures.

When an aircraft departs from the gate, you will hear the announcement, “Cabin crew doors to automatic and cross check.” You may have noticed that

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