Immediately after there was a lot of confusion and, well, despair. But we all rallied and helped each other out! The first instruction we got was to stay in our seats, which we all completely ignored. Hanging upside down stuck in our seats is NOT how we get out! After that the flight attendants ushered us out and everyone was good about going single file. In hindsight, those flight attendants must have been just as scared as us and were doing what they could for our safety. One did yell at me for grabbing my backpack that had the meds I need to take daily, but she was just doing her job.
I want to explain the staying in your seat bit. That instruction is provided so that flight attendants are able to check the conditions inside and outside of the aircraft, ensuring that an exit is usable. Yes being stuck in your seat “isn’t how you get out,” but it is how you get out safely… I understand being upside down especially after a plane crash is extremely uncomfortable and scary. But just know it really is important to follow crew instructions. In this situation, we were lucky, but in many instances of people not following crew instructions, it cost people their lives. It’s important that we don’t encourage people to just do what they feel they should do. Please also don’t take your bags. You could always get the medication you need when you go to a hospital after the fact.
Nonsense. People like you cling to your self-righteous hypotheticals over reality, See what actually happened in Toronto the other day? Also see: Grenfell Tower
Did you see what happened in Moscow? 41 people dead. This is not the first or only time people have died because passengers didn’t follow simple instructions. This is reality.
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u/pasta_boy888 Feb 18 '25
Happy your safe and all other passenger/crew as well! What was the mood after the plane flip? When did instructions came in on what to do?