Ian W: "... but
the airline MUST meet its duty of care of the pax belongings otherwise the pax will take that duty of care into their own hands and end up in hand-to-hand combat in the aisles with the people seat surfing past them.
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In certain locations, emergency situations certainly are not required for passengers adopting hand-to-hand combat in the aisles. For example, certain Asian nations where a few too many grandfathers, mothers, etc. rip off their seat belts in preparation for landing or ASAP upon touching down, jump out of their seats like LeBron James to grab their life important carry-on luggage, and, other passengers be dammed <
sic>, try to pull off their best Usain Bolt impersonations sprinting up the aisles ...