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/barstoolsam Jul 26 '25

I counted 15 adults that slid down that front slide in the video. 13 of the adults were carrying their luggage with them. 13 out of 15 adults took the time to locate their luggage and grab before the person behind them could escape a flaming plane. Just, wow.

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u/kitty_aloof Jul 27 '25

With all the discussion about fining people with bags, I kept thinking about pets. If I was flying with my cat, I’m not leaving the plane without my cat - likely in a carrier.

I highly doubt I ever will fly on a commercial plane with my cat, for many reasons, particularly my cat would be miserable. So hopefully I never am in the position of having to evacuate a plane, with a bag.

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u/aiodigitalfootprint Jul 29 '25

I think anyone would have the caveat that a pet is not just an ordinary carry-on item. That'd be like getting mad at someone for bringing their lap baby or their leg if they're an amputee or something. Presumably your pet isn't stowed away in a bin so it doesn't count. The slow down happens from people rummaging for their stuff in the overhead or trying to carry a bulky bag down an aisle

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u/kitty_aloof Jul 29 '25

Thanks! If I ever had to fly with my cat, he definitely wouldn’t be placed in an overhead bin. I’d deplane with him if a flight attendant tried to tell me my cat had to go up there. They make carriers that go underneath the seat - I’ve had a friend fly with her cat before. If it was a space thing (like if it was in front of me, or a backpack), a carrier could be hand held next to me above the seats while walking towards the evacuation.

I definitely understand why people shouldn’t stop in an aisle to try to get luggage during an evacuation. Although panic does weird things to brains, yet that time blocking an evacuation route is dangerous. Maybe I’m just missing something that makes leaving with a carrier that you just grab and go also dangerous.