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Old 9th May 2019, 09:08
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bill fly
 
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It is a requirement to obey any LAWFUL instruction on board an aircraft. So any person leaving with a bag should simply be charged with a criminal offence. Bags stowed under the seat are no exception. In an emergency you are explicitly told to leave EVERYTHING behind

Let’s face it, The safety briefing is a farce. Passengers reading, talking, ignoring it (yeah yeah we know all that) - hostesses serving drinks and chatting to the guests up front during the auto briefing.
Its just a tick in a box. No examination of pax afterwards (of course not - but just to illustrate the lack of seriousness).
Schematic safety on board cards with indecipherable drawings and distracting colours don’t help.
So when pax in a decompression sit with masks on mouths but not noses, when pax in a ditching can’t undo a seat belt or inflate the mae west prematurely in the cabin (and float to the roof) and when pax in an evacuation take all their kit - it is horrible - but to be expected.
The whole thing is an alibi to satisfy authorities.
Some airlines try to use humour to try to get attention, some insist on the PA but the pax generally remains a selfish animal for whom an aeroplane is just a means of transport and not the safety system aimed for by the crew (or at least some crews) and the flight safety department.
The other thread about the overwing passenger in NZ is a case in point.

By the way - a putative lockable rack door - would you have it locked or unlocked when evacuation checklist requires battery switched off? Would you have it on the emergency bus? Would you have each door locked manually by a square key?
Wrong way to go. What does a pax really need on board - versus what does a pax take on board to avoid delays - should be looked at.
Overnight bag pickup directly at the aircraft for folk in a hurry could be a way - as is done with kiddy buggies etc. and reduce the items brought into the cabin to a minimum.
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