Originally Posted by
dgreen12
The part about being among the last six to leave the airplane makes no sense --- you're all going to wait in the exit row aisle? How will people get past you?
A bit over the top, IMHO.
I agree--it makes no sense. Reading the various FA Q&A and pilot Q&A threads around FT, I've always gotten the impression that my responsibilities in the exit row are limited to opening the door (when instructed by a member of the crew or, absent that, after determining it is safe) and possibly assisting from the bottom of the evacuation slide. Never have I heard it said or seen that I needed to remain on-board the aircraft (that's the crew's job), and as mentioned above, staying on-board would add to the confusion and get in everyone's way.
Sounds like this FA may need some retraining. (Note that for the first time in several years, AS has actually hired a few new classes of FAs, so it's possible this one is just an overzealous newbie.)