The incident of a drunk male passenger exposing himself and urinating on a female passenger on an Air India flight has shocked the entire world. It happened on 26 November 2022 on a flight flying from New York to Delhi. Investigation into this incident is still going on. And after this inhumane behaviour of the passenger came to light, Jet airways CEO, Sanjiv Kapoor shared reasons why cabin lights should not be switched off. Do you want to know what are the reasons behind this? Read on…
Sanjiv Kapoor Explained On Twitter Why Cabin Lights Should Not Be Turned Off
Sanjiv Kapoor took to his Twitter account to share his views on switching off cabin lights during flights.
The practice of plunging the cabin into complete darkness during night flights / after service is one I have always disliked. Makes it harder to see what’s going on in the cabin. I had barred this at both SpiceJet and Vistara when I was there. Lights would be dimmed, not off.
— Sanjiv Kapoor (@TheSanjivKapoor) January 4, 2023
He stated how he dislikes “the practice of plunging the cabin into complete darkness during night flights / after service”. The CEO even barred switching off cabin lights in both SpiceJet and Vistara when he was there. His suggestion is to dim the lights, instead of turning them off.
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Kapoor also shared how dimming the cabin lights is “for both safety and service”. Walking through the aisles in darkness with lights on can be quite difficult as it has chances to stumble or even trip over. Also with dimmed light, the crew can look after the cabin.
The above is for both safety and service. Safety as crew and pax have to otherwise move thru the aisles in darkness and can trip or stumble, and to allow crew to keep an eye on the cabin visually. Service as hard to serve or respond to service requests in complete darkness.
— Sanjiv Kapoor (@TheSanjivKapoor) January 4, 2023
Sanjiv Kapoor Added Further Reasons To Not Switch Off The Lights
He guessed how some crew switches off cabin lights to force sleep the passengers and reduce the workload.
In another tweet, the JET airways CEO added that only “the crew master control on dimming with a lock should not be allowed except for takeoff and landing.” In fact, he added how he saw this misused by the crew on multiple airlines.
Yes, the crew master control on dimming with a lock should not be allowed except for takeoff and landing (to make them undimmed). Have seen this misused by crew on multiple airlines. https://t.co/gEusC1vQg6
— Sanjiv Kapoor (@TheSanjivKapoor) January 4, 2023
He focused a lot on the cabin crew’s safety. He shared that this “is not just a matter of service”, instead it “is also the aspect of safety”. “From both a safety and service perspective”, the crew can take a look more clearly and also monitor everything well.
It is not just a matter of service. There is also the aspect of safety. For pax and crew to see more clearly when they walk to the lavs etc, and for crew to monitor the cabin from both a safety and service perspective.
— Sanjiv Kapoor (@TheSanjivKapoor) January 4, 2023
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