Originally Posted by
chollie
There's also the uncomfortable issue of people who require wheelchair assistance to board and deplane. Presumably the FAs have training on how best to handle those situations.
People weren't flying with pets and service animals in the 60's either. You might convince most people to leave their bags behind, but no one is leaving a pet or service animal behind.
In life and death situations hard choices may have to be made. I would hope the FA's training includes not letting passengers who need wheelchair assistance impede the egress of other passengers or place their own lives at additional risk.