I travelled on one of the Australian domestic LCC airlines a few days back. An A320. First time I have flown for ten years. The flight was full and I had a window seat. The CA's did the best they could to stuff large carry on bags into the overhead lockers. That is no glamour job anymore, that's for sure. As a former airline pilot I can say for sure that there was absolutely no way a evacuation could be completed in the 90 second regulatory limit. I must admit I felt a moment of panic once I was stuffed into my window seat and realised I would be trapped if something went wrong. It didn't help when the CA gabbled the safety briefing into her microphone so fast that few would have comprehended what she said. There would be chaos as people would have struggled trying to lift themselves out of their seats. Obese passengers abounded. Window seat passengers would have no hope.
Last edited by Centaurus; 21st Jun 2018 at 14:42.