LIVE FLIGHTS
BBA-001 | THE PEAK | DELAYED — Visibility: 0ft BBA-002 | THE ALPINE | CANCELLED — Scoutmaster Myres incident BBA-003 | THE SHORE | ON TIME — Today's lucky day BBA-004 | THE CALDERA | DELAYED — Lava: still rising BBA-005 | THE KILN | BOARDING — Gate 7 — bring everything BBA-006 | THE TROPICS | DELAYED — Rain: Yes (continuous) BBA-007 | THE MESA | ON TIME — Tomb: 50/50 today BBA-008 | TRAINING FLIGHT | DO NOT BOARD — Seriously BBA-000 | [UNKNOWN] | RULE ZERO ALERT — Scoutmaster en route BBA-001 | THE PEAK | DELAYED — Visibility: 0ft BBA-002 | THE ALPINE | CANCELLED — Scoutmaster Myres incident BBA-003 | THE SHORE | ON TIME — Today's lucky day BBA-004 | THE CALDERA | DELAYED — Lava: still rising BBA-005 | THE KILN | BOARDING — Gate 7 — bring everything BBA-006 | THE TROPICS | DELAYED — Rain: Yes (continuous) BBA-007 | THE MESA | ON TIME — Tomb: 50/50 today BBA-008 | TRAINING FLIGHT | DO NOT BOARD — Seriously BBA-000 | [UNKNOWN] | RULE ZERO ALERT — Scoutmaster en route

PASSENGER SAFETY BRIEFING

Your Safety Is Our... Concern.

Please review all safety information before departure.
We mean this more than most airlines mean it.

PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING

Before We Take Off

Please locate the safety card in the seat pocket in front of you. There isn't one. Here's the digital version. This is the entire card.

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Seatbelts

Fasten your seatbelt by inserting the metal end into the buckle. To release, lift the top of the buckle. You know how seatbelts work. This is standard. The destination is not standard. Please enjoy this last moment of normalcy.

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Emergency Exits

Emergency exits are located wherever you can find one. On this aircraft, there is the main door (front) and the window exit (row 5, both sides). In the event of a mountain: exits are distributed across the entire mountain. Use your judgment.

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Oxygen

Oxygen masks will deploy from the overhead compartment if cabin pressure changes. At altitude above Base Camp Alpha, oxygen becomes a general concern unrelated to the aircraft. Pack accordingly. Masks are not provided at altitude. This is what we mean by "pack accordingly."

Bandages

Life Vests

Life vests are located under your seat. Bingbong Air is confident you will not need them, as our routes do not cross significant bodies of water. We include this information for regulatory purposes and because we respect the tradition.

IN-DESTINATION GUIDANCE

Safety on The Mountain

Once you depart the aircraft, Bingbong Air's responsibility technically ends. We have prepared the following guidance anyway, because we care. A measurable amount.

Rule Zero: Never Abandon a Friend

This is not optional. This is not a suggestion. This is the founding principle of all Bingbong Air operations and the only rule that matters. Violations have documented consequences. We are not being dramatic. The consequences are a vengeful undead scoutmaster. We are being completely literal.

Stay Together

This is not a recommendation. This is the single most important instruction on this page. The mountain is large. You are small. Your teammates are the only advantage you have. Separation is a cascade event. Stay together. (See also: Rule Zero.)

Hydration

Hydration is survival. There is no refill station at the summit. There is no vending machine at The Kiln. Plan your water supply before you need to and then plan for that to not be enough.

Footing

Check your footing before every step. Every. Step. The mountain is not forgiving of casual movement. This applies equally to snow, rock, ice, and anything that looks stable but isn't. Especially the last category.

Equipment Management

Know what you have. Know where it is. Equipment you cannot locate in under five seconds is equipment you do not have. Distribute critical items across your team. Do not put all your rope in one backpack.

Do Not Eat the Napberry

The Napberry is a round, purple berry found in the Alpine biome. It removes all negative status effects. It also replaces your entire stamina bar with Drowsiness and knocks you unconscious. We are aware that Scoutmaster Myres ate one. We are aware of how that ended. Do not eat the Napberry before or during any ascent. This is non-negotiable.

Weather Awareness

Weather conditions on The Peak change without notice. If the sky looks like it is about to do something, it is about to do something. Do not wait to find out what. Descend, shelter, or adjust your route before conditions make the decision for you.

Team Communication

Establish clear signals with your team before you need them. Know your rally points. Know who leads on which terrain. Know what 'turn back' looks like before you're in a situation where you need to say it.

Shared Resources

Food, warmth, and supplies are a shared responsibility. A teammate running low is a team problem, not an individual problem. A team that pools resources is a team that reaches the summit. A team that doesn't is a team that has a very quiet flight home.

Route Planning

Know your route before you depart. Know your checkpoints. Know where you intend to stop, camp, or rest. Improvised decisions made while exhausted on an exposed ridge have a characteristically poor success rate.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

In Case of Emergency

Bingbong Air has prepared the following emergency procedures for common in-destination scenarios. We present them without judgment. We have seen all of these happen.

In the event of teammate separation

  1. Stop moving. Movement makes this worse.
  2. Identify your last known position relative to the group.
  3. Call out. Sound carries at altitude. Use it.
  4. Return to the last agreed rally point.
  5. If the above fails: the mountain is your problem now. Bingbong Air's incident response team will dispatch support within a reasonable timeframe. Please note that our incident response team is one (1) person and she has not climbed The Peak.
  6. Under no circumstances should any team member leave a friend behind at altitude. This is Rule Zero. The consequences are documented. We are not going to elaborate here. You will understand when you see him.

In the event of unexpected weather

  1. Do not say "it'll pass." It may not pass.
  2. Locate or establish shelter immediately.
  3. Share warmth. This is literal, not metaphorical. Warmth is shared.
  4. Wait. The mountain will still be there. Probably.

In the event of supply depletion

  1. Conduct a full team inventory.
  2. Redistribute evenly and without argument.
  3. Revise your summit plan based on actual supplies, not intended supplies.
  4. Consider descent. Seriously consider descent. The peak will be there next time.

BAGGAGE POLICY

What to Bring

Carry-On Allowance

Bingbong Air operates a what-you-can-carry policy. If it fits in your arms, it fits on the plane. We do not operate a checked baggage system. We do not have a conveyor belt. We have one plane.

Recommended carry-on items, in order of priority:

  1. Rope CRITICAL
  2. Warm clothing layers CRITICAL
  3. Food (more than feels necessary) HIGH
  4. Water / container for water HIGH
  5. Emergency kit HIGH
  6. Navigation aid MEDIUM
  7. Tent or shelter material MEDIUM
  8. Things that feel important but probably aren't LOW

Do Not Bring

  • Excessive confidence
  • The assumption that your teammates will carry the rope
  • More luggage than you can run with
  • Items borrowed from teammates without their knowledge
  • A solo mindset in a co-op environment
  • Anything you would be upset to lose at the summit
★★★★ BINGBONG AIR SAFETY RATING (self-assessed)

Safety audit last conducted: We prefer not to say.  |  Rating methodology: Internal review committee. Members of committee selected by the CEO. The CEO selected themselves.  |  Fifth star withheld pending "ongoing review." Review commenced: not specified.  |  Bingbong Air is not affiliated with any national aviation authority, and several aviation authorities have requested we note this proactively.  |  In-destination incidents are logged as "mountain events" and are not included in airline safety calculations. "Mountain events" account for all post-landing incidents. We consider this a reasonable categorization.

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