Take a minute to locate the exit closest to you. Please fasten your seatbelts. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin ...

Air travelers may occasionally overhear flight attendants using unfamiliar phrases during a trip, but one of the latest terms turning heads is “mermaid”—and it has nothing to do with mythology.

Flight attendants are highly trained to address all kinds of emergencies that may be encountered on a commercial flight. But to address those concerns without alarming dozens if not hundreds of ...