Delta flt from Detroit Evacuated at Denver
May 9, 2018, 1:20 pm
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I can't tell from the pictures -- are passengers supposed to jump off the wing to the ground? Very strange seeing so many passengers on the wing.
It seemed like fewer folks dragged off suitcases on this evacuation than on many others we've seen. I see a couple, but not many. (Personally, I'd be fine if authorities were authorized to confiscate and destroy any suitcases/packages dragged off during an emergency evacuation.)
It seemed like fewer folks dragged off suitcases on this evacuation than on many others we've seen. I see a couple, but not many. (Personally, I'd be fine if authorities were authorized to confiscate and destroy any suitcases/packages dragged off during an emergency evacuation.)
May 9, 2018, 1:25 pm
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I mean, it's one thing to grab your backpack or purse from under the seat, it's another thing to open up the overhead bin, grab your large carry-on, and try dragging it off the plane with you while everyone else is trying to get off, and then fumbling down the exit/slide.
May 9, 2018, 1:30 pm
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I mean, it's one thing to grab your backpack or purse from under the seat, it's another thing to open up the overhead bin, grab your large carry-on, and try dragging it off the plane with you while everyone else is trying to get off, and then fumbling down the exit/slide.
May 9, 2018, 1:55 pm
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May 9, 2018, 3:11 pm
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May 9, 2018, 3:21 pm
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That's pretty much what people suggested ("everybody does it") when sentencing drunk drivers to jail first became a significant thing. Yet, over time, it has served to convince many people that driving drunk is not acceptable.
May 9, 2018, 4:31 pm
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I would not be surprised to learn that at least one FTer may have been in that situation twice or more, but across the entirety of the traveling public I'd have to guess that the total number is also rather small
May 9, 2018, 6:16 pm
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...1032b#comments
Pointedly notes that no Delta flight crew/FAs appear in the photo to be assisting the people trying to get off the wing!
Pointedly notes that no Delta flight crew/FAs appear in the photo to be assisting the people trying to get off the wing!
May 9, 2018, 8:35 pm
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May 9, 2018, 8:37 pm
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I am right behind you ... or leading the way. No one is blocking the way off of a plane
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May 9, 2018, 8:43 pm
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Isn’t this why we have to accept the terms if sitting in an exit row that we are willing to help in the event of an emergency? The FA could tell the pax in the exit row to help other pax getting down which looks like what may have happened in this scenario.