We advise passengers to keep seatbelts fastened securely around the lower abdomen across the hips bones without any slack or twisting. If seatbelts are loose, it may cause the body to slide out from underneath the seatbelt (submarine phenomenon), or injury to the abdomen (jackknife phenomenon). In addition, when returning reclined seatbacks to the upright position during takeoff and landing, the seatbelt will loosen. We ask passengers to check their seatbelts to make sure that they are tightly fastened once again at this time.
For small children, a loose seatbelt can be adjusted by putting a blanket around their waist. Please ask a cabin crew member for blankets.
In case of an emergency evacuation, seatbelts will need to be unbuckled. We advise passengers to make sure they know how to unbuckle their seatbelts beforehand.