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American Airlines flight AA 3023 from Denver International Airport (DEN) to Miami International Airport (MIA) was forced to abort takeoff and evacuate the aircraft after its landing gear caught fire. Passengers can be seen fleeing the Boeing 737 and several are carrying their bags with them. This is not only selfish, but puts passengers behind them in additional danger.
The video above shows passengers coming down the slide with their backpacks and even rollaboards in two. One man carrying a child (and a wheeled suitcase) falls as he gets off the slide and his child cries. All 176 passengers and six crew made it off of the aircraft without injuries, but watching some of the behavior of these passengers is infuriating.
Anthony’s Take: There is a reason that safety videos say to leave everything behind. Seconds matter and fiddling with overhead bins to grab luggage could cost someone behind you their life. Passengers who take bags with them should be fined and banned from the airline.
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Saw the same behavior when my plane was evacuated years ago. Passengers also took selfies during that evacuation.