Originally Posted by
Mr @ Spotty M
I think you will find that no passengers had lifejackets as they are not carried, they use the flotation cushion and the slides are just slides, not rafts.
I am sure l read earlier in this thread that the life jackets worn when pax landed ashore were from the rescue boats.
No that is wrong. It was posted that the aircraft did indeed carry life jackets. Also, the life jackets that some of the passengers can be seen wearing are clearly inflatable airline type life jackets.
Here is one of the first photos taken as the first recuse boat arrived: