A display showing the 'fasten your seatbelt' sign and the 'no smoking' sign illuminated on board an aircraft. Never mind that flight attendants have begun their pre-flight safety demonstration, or that a video has begun to play informing you of the procedures in case of an emergency. No one was seriously injured on the flight, which returned to Portland, Oregon. Both near-catastrophes underscore the importance of travelers paying attention to flight attendant safety information and instructions — before and during an accident. Everyone from passengers to onlookers to aviation executives have commended the crews of those Japan Airlines and Alaska Airlines flights for shepherding passengers through safely.

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Persons: you've, Sara Nelson Organizations: Association of Flight, CWA, Japan Airlines Airbus, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, Japan Airlines, Alaska Airlines Locations: United , Alaska, Frontier, Portland , Oregon