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Old 9th Sep 2015, 13:24
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oleostrut
 
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Banning all carry-on is the only way to stop folks taking their bags in an emergency evac.

In a crisis, some people shut down and do nothing, others carry on as if everything is normal, and the rest treat it like the life threatening situation that it is. For many, standing and retrieving their bag is the only way they have ever exited an aircraft.

Even FAs are known to deactivate the slides when they open the doors in an emergency, because that is how they always open the door except in the training hull.

That everyone got out alive is testament to the excellent training and professionalism of the crew. Great job dealing with a very bad situation.
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