Planning a visit to Turkey? Don’t do that when your plane lands or expect a superb

Many travellers get anxious when their plan finally lands of their destination. Some may be in a rush to attach with one other flight, while others can have a connecting train ride or someone waiting for them on the terminal. 

Many start collecting their stuff and preparing to disembark as quickly as possible. And as soon because the plane hits the bottom they switch of plane mode on their mobiles and begin flicking through their messages, and as soon because the planes starts position itself for deboarding passengers, heads start popping up from behind the seats and bodies start populating the aisle even before the plane has come to a full stop.

Sometimes, the crew cabin staff voice over the PA system asking folks to calm down, sit down, and prepare for an orderly exit from the plane. Most don’t listen; many others express dissent with gestures of disgust and anger. Others couldn’t care less and wait for the desperate ones to go away before they rise up for a more peaceful descent.

Well, in Turkey, this disorderly conduct will come to an end, as airline passengers shall be fined in the event that they arise before the seatbelts are turned off after landing, regulators have stated, in response to a BBC report on Thursday.

Fines of about £50 (€59)

The decision follows complaints from passengers who’re fed up with those that rise up before they’re imagined to, the BBC added, citing Turkish civil aviation authorities. The rules took effect earlier this month.

Turkish media reported that fines are roughly $70 (£50 or €59), although no certain quantity is mentioned within the authority’s guidance. However, the authority warns that there was a “serious increase” in such incidents, with quite a few complaints about passengers grabbing overhead baggage before their plane has been parked. With the country receiving tens of thousands and thousands of tourists every year, fines could represent an honest additional revenue stream.

The BBC reported that the aviation authority has explained that business airlines must now issue an in-flight announcement and report those that don’t follow orders. Passengers have to be told to maintain their seatbelts fastened and refrain from standing and opening overhead lockers until the seatbelt sign is off.

“Passengers who don’t comply with the foundations shall be reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation through a Disruptive Passenger Report, and an administrative superb shall be imposed in accordance with the applicable legal regulations,” Turkish Airlines told Euronews.