Diginagain - raised the issue of size of pax v actual escape hatch size at last industry meeting - only to be told that this was an "old problem and being looked into" - was gobsmacked - first such meeting and was not use to the blather I heard that day...........
Inertia and empire building are phrases that spring to mind. As mentioned many times on this forum - the employer is responsible for ensuring employee fit for duty. Also appears that Seat crashworthiness is also given a cursory nod but ignored. I'm no lightweight but I have my own escape exit and usually wide awake and in the loop for each 'landing' so confident of surviving a controlled ditching - as for the latest incident - could not imagine what would have gone through the mind - sounded absolutely dreadful ! Condolences to those who have lost loved ones.