2 Recent Airline Accidents Show Those Pre-Flight Videos Save Lives When Followed

Safety videos before the flight can seem tedious but knowing what to do in an emergency is crucial.

A seat-back screen inside the cabin of a Emirates Airbus A380-800, January 2019. Airlines spend millions producing these videos and change them often hoping that people will pay attention, writes George Hobica. Tea/Dreamstime/TNS

By George Hobica From Tribune News Service

If you’ve flown recently you’ve probably watched—wait, who am I kidding, failed to watch—an airline’s preflight safety video. And look, I get it. You didn’t watch because nothing ever happens.