Images from Southwest flight show passengers put masks on incorrectly

The airline safety demonstrations at the beginning of flights have become so routine for fliers that many hardly pay them any attention. But a viral image captured on Southwest Flight 1380 before the plane made emergency landing shows that travellers need to start looking up from their smartphones when the flight attendant is speaking. An image shared by passenger Marty Martinez shows him other passengers wearing their masks over their mouths. But when the oxygen masks are deployed passengers are supposed to place them over both their noses and mouths. Properly wearing an oxygen mask is important in a situation where a plane suddenly has a dramatic drop in cabin pressure. Martinez admitted his focus was more on capturing the moment on Facebook Live than putting on his mask. "All I could think about was how can I can I get a message out to loved ones," Martinez said. "And rather than put on my oxygen mask I reached for my laptop in an effort to buy WiFi as the plane was going down." <br/>