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Airplane airbags

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Airplane airbag on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A330

Airplane airbags are airbags that are located in the seat belts on some airplanes. They are designed to lessen the impact of crashes with minor injuries. Dependent on an airline's choice of installation, airplane airbags are most often installed in First class, Business class, Premium Economy, and Economy bulkhead/exit row seats. The use of seat belt extenders deactivates the airbag mechanism, so some airlines require seat belt extender users to be reassigned to seats without airbags.

Airlines which use airplane airbags include, but are not limited to:

Aeroflot B777-300ER (18C, 18H) A320-200N and A321-200NX (Bulkhead rows only)
Air Astana B767-300
Air Canada A319-112/114, A320-214, A321-211, 767-300ER, A330-300, 777-233LR, 777-333ER
Air France A330-200, 777-300ER
Air New Zealand 747-400, 777-300ER, 777-200ER (Business Class), A320-232SL
Alaska Airlines 737-900 (First class and Premium Class bulkhead)
Alitalia A330
Avianca A319, A320-200, 787-8 (all in Business Class)
American Airlines 737-800 (First Class and bulkhead row seats), 777-200ER (Business Class), 777-300ER (Business Class), A319 (First Class, Main Cabin: Exit and bulkhead row seats), A321T (First Class)
British Airways A321-200 (Club World)
Cathay Pacific 777-300ER, A330-300, A340, A350, 777-300
China Airlines 777-300ER
Delta Air Lines 767-300ER, 767-400ER, 777-200ER, 777-200LR (BusinessElite Only), 717-200 (Comfort Plus only), A321 business class row 1 at bulkhead.

A220-100 row 10

Emirates A340-500
Finnair A330-300 (Business Class Only), A350-900 (Business Class Only)
Iberia A340-600
Japan Airlines 787-9 (1st Class, Business, Premium Economy)
KLM B787-9, B787-10, B777-200, B777-300ER
Singapore Airlines A340-500, A350-900, A380-800, B777-300ER
Sky Airline A320neo, A321neo
South African Airways A340-600
Spirit Airlines A320
SwissAir A330-300 (Business and First Class only)
Thai Airways 787-9 (Business Class)
United Airlines 737-9MAX, 767-400ER (Business and First Class only)
Virgin Atlantic 747-400, A340-600, A340-300
Virgin Australia A330-200, 777-300ER[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Safety & Supercars - Virgin Australia safety video. YouTube.