On Learmount's latest blog post "Air Scares", the question has been put to him about whether there is a need for an automatic cabin announcement when there is sudded depressurisation in the cabin, such as in the recent Ryanair incident.

We thought that this was a good challenge to bring to you good people of AirSpace and so we ask, what should the automatic announcement be when depressurisation in the cabin happens?We will review all answers (the serious and not so serious) and the best of the bunch will get a mention on David's blog and also win and an exclusive and sought after AirSpace cap! And who knows, we may even let the CAA know and get that announcement to Ryanair themselves!!!

 

'Ladies and Gentlemen, we're currently experiencing a rapid decompression and descent which is only a minor worry but when you sell your story to the Daily Mail/Mirror we recommend using one of the following phrases for maximum effect - My life flashed before my eyes/We started to plummet/Even the Flight Attendants were being sick'

This one is blatantly stolen from a colleague of mine -

'Ladies and Gentlement, this Ryanair flight is currently experiencing a rapid decompression. Your oxygen mask should have already dropped from the ceiling an in order to use it please contact your nearest flight attendent and pay the £10 "breathing in an emergency" fee'

 If used then please credit it to 'The Joycemeister General'.

I may be wrong but if im not mistaken there is allready such a system installed in 737NGs

'Ladies and Gentlemen... who has today's lucky oxygen mask'?

We'll plummet 5 miles at -20c while you find out.

'Pilot's, coz your'e a bit busy, you can sit this one out' ... (if you want too) 

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the Can has opened, please use the canisters above you ..."

Arooga Arooga, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!

 

Incidentaly, the Prerecorded Announcement Machine (PRAM) can have a number of pre-recorded announcements, automatically triggered either by discrete inputs or the databus.  Any other pre-rocorded announcements that the passengers need...?