What do the cabin bells mean on airplanes?

What do the cabin bells mean on airplanes? - Anonymous pilots in aircraft cockpit flying over sea

When traveling by air, it's common to hear bells, chimes, tones, whatever-you-call-them over the speaker system. It seems like a single tone is just a passenger pushing their call button. But what do the other ones mean? Are they unique to each airline, or are they universal country-wide or world-wide?






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What are the bells on a airplane mean?

In a blog post, Qantas revealed the meaning behind its chimes \u2014 a \u201cboing\u201d sound shortly after takeoff lets the crew know that the landing gear is being retracted, while a single chime signifies that a passenger requires assistance.

What do the flight attendant beeps mean?

Two chimes means \u201cone flight attendant is trying to call another flight attendant, or the flight deck is trying to call us\u201d, said the flight attendant from Phoenix on screen from a plane. \u201cIf you hear three of those, that means it's an emergency,\u201d he says.



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