It might not be immediately obvious, but they have them for the same reason cars do.
Keeping you (and other passengers) in your seat (whether it is in a car or a plane) is an ideal way to stop you from smashing into other parts of the vehicle or other passengers.
Dying in a crash because another passenger snaps your neck, when you would have otherwise survived, is prevented by ensuring the other passenger doesn’t become a meat missile on impact.
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