Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
In the photos I saw, there were two slides deployed on one side on the plane, and X* on the other side. What's the best possible exit rate in pax/minute/slide in the situation? They were lucky it was full daylight and they didn't have to evacuate in the dark.
*anybody know how many slides were deployed/used on the far side from the photo in this thread?
If there was any threat of fire on the starboard side, the FA's would not open the doors much less use the chutes. First they would test the doors for heat. Since the smoke was coming from that side, they made a very smart decision to open the 1L and 2L port doors.
IIRC, they want to have all pax off the plane in three minutes or less.