There's another reason for having belts that they don't mention: body identification. If bodies are still strapped to seats they at least have a chance of deter

There's another reason for having belts that they don't mention: body identification. If bodies are still strapped to seats they at least have a chance of determining where to send which remains. Without, it'd be nigh on impossible, which would be a compounding PR nightmare on top of the obvious PR nightmare of an aviation disaster. Source is my mum, who was an air stewardess for a decade, and explained this to me when I questioned the purpose (she also mentioned turbulence etc., as the article does).