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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by perihelions on Sunday March 30, 2025 @05:30PM (#43527847)
- "panicking themselves so hard they're going to behave completely irrationally (like attempting to rip open the emergency doors which IS possible at low enough altitudes)"

The Denver airport fire this month was an object lesson. A panicking mob apparently ignored instructions and went out the wrong emergency exit door, onto the airplane wing, where they stood over the flaming jet-fuel smoke with no way down.

(The other doors had slides).

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Re:Why a plane turned around when a passenger lost a phone m... by LorenPechtel on Monday March 31, 2025 @08:27PM (#43541549)
Yeah. Right there on the safety card--note whether there's fire outside an exit before using it.
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