FWIW Are Lingus isn't the only operator with an "in between" procedure
Originally Posted by
Water pilot
That is an interesting question, why is there a procedure between "Normal" and "Emergency?"
Typically you might need such a procedure when you want people off rapidly during embarkation or disembarkation (e.g. perhaps due to a small fuelling spill) where it may be hazardous to use slides due to ground equipment around the aircraft, jetties and steps being in place at doors, etc.
The question will be how to tell passengers that you want them to disembark quickly and without their possessions without them jumping to the conclusion that it is some kind of emergency.
Good question, especially in the context of what started this thread. We have a carefully scripted announcement for use in such circumstances (for example it avoids any use of the use of the words “Exit” and”Emergency” ) but by the sounds of it the Aer Linus crew had similar.
As an aside our announcement, amongst other things, does include an instruction to passengers to follow directions given by the crew, something that some on another thread running at the moment seem to find controversial.