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This is something I've heard and don't recall where, so grain of salt and YMMV, but there are supposedly two modes of seat-belt-sign on: "advisory" and "hard".
by mseebach 10y ago
This is something I've heard and don't recall where, so grain of salt and YMMV, but there are supposedly two modes of seat-belt-sign on: "advisory" and "hard". The latter is for take-off and landing, and very bad weather, the former is "there may be some turbulence, so take care when walking around (and stay seated if you're in doubt)". You can tell the difference by whether the flight attendants are seated.
- hueving 10y agoWell the pilots usually only turn on the seatbelt sign for the higher turbulence times. Maybe they got overzealous to the point where people assume it's being overprotective and meaningless.
- refurb 10y agoI've been on two flights where the pilot announced that he's leaving the seat belt sign on, but if you choose to get up to use the restroom, you're doing it at your own risk. I don't think he had much of an option since the seat belt sign was on pretty much the whole flight which was 4 hours long.