Originally Posted by
NoelEvans
Regarding... people should do some thinking for themselves. Do they have appropriate footwear for any evacuation? We always wear our hiking boots onto a flight rather than pack bulky items like that, but we don't wear them for the whole flight -- however they stay fully laced up until comfortably after take-off and are laced up again well before landing, just in case we need to get out in a hurry. I cannot understand people who are only in their bare or stocking-ed feet for take off and landing, how are they going to run away from the aeroplane with possible broken bits around? Like that lady in the high heels...
Wholheartedly agree. That's what we do as well when travelling for leissure.
However as long as people can be seen climbing mountains in flip-flops, and a certain type of female business traveller is on board -
Originally Posted by
NoelEvans
People do need to think for themselves.
this is not going to happen.
Originally Posted by
NoelEvans
It is time that a prosecuting authority took to prosecuting everyone who leaves an evacuated aircraft with hand baggage. The legal situation should be absolutely clear cut and some highly publicised prosecutions with severe penalties are needed to get the message home.
This board for sure will cheer, when the first significant fine or even more will be imposed.
However it's still not going to help. Evacuations are fortunately rare events and if they happen SLF will have all different things in their heads but not the criminal code of some country they might be accidentally visiting. So beyond retalliation nothing is gained.
Anyway. This incident was not a real emergency evacuation but erroneous one, initiated by a rogue trolley dolly. Devil's advocate asking, if that changes anything? What about refusing to leave the plane while an engine is still running - and no fire apperent. Would't that be sensible?