The dangerous decision air passengers keep making
It’s one of the most significant threats to passenger safety, yet few are addressing the problem. Time after time, airplane passengers fleeing a burning or crippled airplane take their carry-on bags with them. Toting luggage slows escapes, could block exits and risks puncturing emergency slides. Safety investigators are voicing growing concern over a big issue. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada concluded in July that an evacuation from a WestJet 737 was slowed by passengers retrieving their carry-on bags before fleeing a plane that was on fire. The carry-on baggage problem isn’t new, but it may have worsened because of the increasing value of the items we carry in bags. And fees for checked baggage have prompted passengers to carry more stuff on board. <br/>
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The dangerous decision air passengers keep making
It’s one of the most significant threats to passenger safety, yet few are addressing the problem. Time after time, airplane passengers fleeing a burning or crippled airplane take their carry-on bags with them. Toting luggage slows escapes, could block exits and risks puncturing emergency slides. Safety investigators are voicing growing concern over a big issue. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada concluded in July that an evacuation from a WestJet 737 was slowed by passengers retrieving their carry-on bags before fleeing a plane that was on fire. The carry-on baggage problem isn’t new, but it may have worsened because of the increasing value of the items we carry in bags. And fees for checked baggage have prompted passengers to carry more stuff on board. <br/>
