I came across an interesting article today that discussed how passengers felt less safe if the pilot had a Birmingham accent. Passengers felt more at ease with the following accents: RP accent (Oxford) – 81% , Edinburgh – 72% , Newcastle – 65%, Yorkshire – 51% , and Swansea – 48% . The accents of pilots that passengers said were least likely to put them at ease were; Birmingham – 76%, Liverpool – 73%, Bristol – 64%, Cockney – 41%, and Manchester – 39%. These are all English accents!!!!! I wonder if there is a study indicating how passengers feel about pilots from other countries who may speak English with a different accent. To our clients who are pilots at L2 Accent Reduction Centre, let us know what you think of this article.
http://newslite.tv/2010/03/26/passengers-worried-by-a-pilots.html
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