I’m a flight attendant — here’s why you should never grab your bags during an emergency evacuation

There’s no grab-and-go during an in-flight fiasco. Sack, suitcases and backpacks are to be left behind in the case of an ...
USA Today

Airplane evacuation safety concerns resurface after American Airlines incident

Passengers evacuating a burning American Airlines plane in Denver carried luggage, raising safety concerns. Rep. Steve Cohen expressed concerns about evacuation safety and urged the FAA to conduct ...
New York Post

Delta flight attendant pops emergency evacuation slide in $100K error

He suffered from a premature evacuation. A Delta Airlines flight attendant accidentally deployed the emergency slide before a cross-country flight, causing an estimated six figures worth of damage and ...
Flightglobal

FAA urges airlines to discourage passengers from taking bags during evacuations

The Federal Aviation Administration is urging airlines take steps to encourage passengers to leave personal items behind when evacuating aircraft during emergencies, a move following a rash of such ...
CNN

2 passengers injured after mid-air report of fire prompts emergency evacuation of United Airlines 737 in Japan

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 flying from Tokyo to Cebu in the Philippines made an emergency landing Friday after an “indication of potential fire in the cargo hold,” the airline said in a ...