From December 4, flight attendants will reportedly begin preparing the cabin for landing at 18,000 feet rather than 10,000 feet.

Southwest Airlines will alter landing procedures from December 2024, in an effort to reduce injuries sustained by cabin crew members during turbulence.

Southwest Airlines has ordered flight attendants to wrap up cabin service and prepare the cabin for landing earlier over rising fears that crewmembers could be seriously injured from turbulence. In an internal memo seen by View from the Wing,

Starting next week, Southwest flight attendants will begin preparing cabins for landing at 18,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. Here’s why.