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Would you survive an in-flight emergency? Take our quick quiz to see if you’ve been paying enough attention to safety demos

Pre-flight safety demonstrations cover everything from how to put on your oxygen mask to what to do in an emergency

WE all know safety is important when flying, but how many of us actually watch and listen carefully to pre-flight safety demos?

Even though briefings last just a few minutes, many of us are blasé about them.

 Instructions from flight attendants are often overlooked by passengers
Instructions from flight attendants are often overlooked by passengersCredit: Alamy

Once in a lifetime is enough for anyone, right? Well, no.

Your magazine, music or whatever can probably wait while you get a quick refresher on what is potentially life-saving info.

A demo will get you up to speed with key safety points - sometimes specific to a particular aircraft or airline - including where life jackets are stowed and where to find emergency exits.

Think you know how to use an oxygen mask? A now-infamous emergency landing by a Southwest Airlines plane last year suggests that the majority of flyers don't.

But have you been paying enough attention? Think you would survive an in-flight emergency? Take our quick quiz to find out...

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Hopefully you’ll get all the answers right. Why not challenge your friends and family to see how they fare?
You’ll find Facebook and Twitter share buttons at the end of the quiz.

Sun Online Travel previously revealed how air quality could affect the way a pilot flies.

Bad air quality, specifically the levels of carbon dioxide in the air, can impact how quickly pilots are able to manoeuvre a plane.

Research revealed that in some cases, pilots can be 60 per cent slower when in high carbon dioxide situations.

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