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Old Jul 4, 2014 | 6:51 pm
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Originally Posted by AC681
I'm using CanadianCow's 15 second example.

The standard to evacuate an airplane is 90seconds. If it took 15 more seconds due to one less Flight Attendant, that represents a 25% increase. I'd argue that is less safe.
And here is my issue.

I'm not saying 1:50 isn't less safe than 1:40. I'm just not sure the safety difference is worth the cost difference.
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