And Trislander thats it? Great from now on i wont bother being at my door!
What is a standard emergency anyway?
No door should be unattended while on the ground. For a start i wouldnt be that sure that they would be able to open the door, inflate the slide should it not inflate, check for danger. even check before hand that its armed. And crowd control? If there was no crew in that space shouting for them to stand back while they get the door open and inflated the slide would be utter chaos, pax pushing and shoving it would just be a pile up!
I cant believe your airline does this, negligence if you ask me.
A quick note to Chirps might clear this up no?