girlonthego - If you read all of wally's post on the Fodorites, 95% of them are about:

- fasten seat belt signs
- no free booze

Trust me, I've flown CO for years to Hong Kong and Europe many times, and the fastern seat belt signs are never a problem for me. It's not an issue.

I second that. I've flown ~750K miles with AA and few other US based airlines and never had an issue with the seatbelts.

girlonthego - re your comment re bumpy flight, we've flown to Europe from March to October numerous times and only had one flight which was uncomfortably bumpy, and that didn't last that long. You're more likely to have rough flights during the winter, but that's not a given either.

Thanks for the info on the flights gang. I am not worried about leaving my seatbelt on. I usually do unless I need to go to the bathroom. So, not worried at all.
I am glad to hear the flights haven't been that bumpy. That one flight to Hawaii was a little scary when I saw the flight attendents lock down. I was in the exit row and they left dinners sitting all over and jumped in their seats. I turned to my DH and said this is not good! But while the attendent was locked in, she said that this was a normal procedure for them now. It seems to many FAs were hurt trying to keep up with their duties while it was bumpy. It was rocking for a while though. It was the day there were something like 30 tornadoes touching down in TN. We were taking off from Atlanta. Most of the weather pattern that day was crazy. I haven't had too many bad flights. Most are pretty smooth.

With Continental, the Fasten Seat-belt sign will be on and the flight attendants will be walking around pouring hot coffee. If only I could have the entire isle of the plane to myself.

I always keep my seat belt on (but loosened) for the duration of the flight. It's because of the sudden drops - you never know if one will happen. My DH and DS do the same.

Better be safe than be sorry (and injured).

I think the seat belt sign is permanently lit for the passengers' safety.

Did anyone notice that the 'No Smoking' sign has been replaced with 'No Cellphones' sign on newer/refurbished aircrafts?