Good post Glofish. Fly the airplane.
The rumor I heard from insiders was that it was a complete handling f@# up.
That, combined with the not-so-stellar performance of a straight -300 and the high pressure altitude, did them in.
But once in a while these things happen, bottom line is that everyone got out in one piece. Good work by the cabin crew.
Real sad the firefighter died.
And for the pax carrying their carry-on off the plane, we'd better get used to it, fact of life.