Originally Posted by
NoelEvans
Regarding... people should do some thinking for themselves. Do they have appropriate footwear for any evacuation? ... People do need to think for themselves ... It is time that a prosecuting authority took to prosecuting everyone who leaves an evacuated aircraft with hand baggage.
If the supposedly aviation-knowledgeable main board of the carrier cannot think for themselves to the extent of what impact charging (sometimes VERY substantially) for hold baggage is going to have on cabin clutter and associated evacuation process, what hope for Joe Soap sat back in Y ... ?