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"Nothing unusual about cabin crew initiating an evacuation if they consider it the right thing to do. That lesson was learnt from the Saudi 1011 incident..."
Not quite correct are you now?It is true that flt attendants will initaite an evacuation under extreme conditions.BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAS GOT TO BE STATIONARY HASNT IT NOW?Also,since the L1011 hadnt been depresssurized,any initiative shown by the FA's would have been sadly thwarted.