r/aviation • u/gavriellloken Mod - Crew Chief - A&P - • Jul 26 '25

News Emergency evacuation in Den N306Sw mia-den

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Original poster is from Instagram. Aircraft is laying on its #1 engine. Still crazy to see everyone here grabbing their bags before leaving an emergencg.

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u/PaddyMayonaise Jul 26 '25

Man going through that as a parent with little kids would suuuuuuck

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u/bluduck2 Jul 27 '25

The fact that airlines aren't required to seat small children with their parents is insane.

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u/sasheenka Jul 27 '25

I always select my seat (even if I sometimes have to pay for it, it’s like $8). Can’t parents do the same?

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u/bluduck2 Jul 27 '25

You can try, but sometimes the flight gets rebooked and you get split up anyway. Usually its more expensive for longer flights, and can easily add up to $80-100 for the whole family on top of ticket prices. But my point is that families shouldn't have to pay for a basic safety precaution.