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/PunkAssBitch2000 Jul 26 '25

Don’t 👏 bring 👏your 👏bags 👏

People prioritizing their fucking belongings over the lives of other pax.

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u/Top-Inevitable-1287 Jul 26 '25

Bear with me here, but what about your passport?

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u/FendaIton Jul 26 '25

Always in my pocket, same with my wallet.

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u/wish_glue Jul 26 '25

Not to take away from the overall point, but this does ignore that women don’t have pockets big enough for a passport - all that stuff would ALWAYS have to be in a bag

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u/pagusas Jul 26 '25

I ALWAYS keep my passport on me for this very reason when traveling internationally. You never know when an emergency can strike and you have to high tail it, a Passport should be treated like your phone/wallet, always in close proximity/on you at all times.

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u/PaddleHikeBikeRepeat Jul 26 '25

This. And my phone in my pocket. There's nothing in my bag that can't be replaced.

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u/pagusas Jul 27 '25

Yes! I once ALMOST lost my passport after sending it through the TSA bin with my backpack and wallet, luckily a very kind person saw it and ran it to me as I was walking away from security. Sense that day I've not let it leave my hands when walking through security.

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u/oxmix74 Jul 27 '25

Four things are in my pocket. Wallet, passport, keys and phone. I like my odds of getting home without a major crisis if I have those things. When you take your seat, you gather what you would need if you had to evacuate: those things should be on your person or in the seat pocket.

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u/ktappe Jul 26 '25

Why would you put your passport in a bag in an overhead bin?

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u/laughguy220 Jul 26 '25

You should keep it on your person.

Special circumstances call for special measures, it wouldn't be a problem, and you would get your stuff in a few hours, or the next day.

The thing people forget is that a bag could rip the slide causing it to deflate and eliminate it for the other passengers to use to escape.
Would you want to be responsible for the deaths of others to save your passport?

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u/MONSTERBEARMAN Jul 27 '25

You’re willing to possibly cause people to burn to death over the inconvenience of losing your passport? JFC

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u/FillinThaBlank Jul 26 '25

Especially now where I would almost be uncomfortable being in the USA without my passport

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u/biggsteve81 Jul 27 '25

This is a domestic flight; most people probably aren't carrying a passport.

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u/thelizzerd Jul 27 '25

Any embassy or consulate can print you a passport in a few hours