When the plane is evacuated, is it still necessary to have luggage?!

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Video: The EK521 passenger plane fires for emergency evacuation, and the passenger opens the luggage rack to block the passage (twitter)

On August 3, at 12:45 local time in Dubai, an Emirates flight from the Trivandrum International Airport in India to Dubai's EK521 passenger plane was about to land at Dubai International Airport, and it was suspected that it had caught fire after landing on the landing gear. After the accident, all personnel on board were evacuated with the professional command and assistance of the crew.

Emirates Airlines finally confirmed that all 282 passengers and 18 aircrews on board were safely evacuated and no one died. The official number of people on board was 25 more than the 275 reported by foreign media, and the number of people on board was 300.

Figure: Shocking burning scene

Before the results of the investigation have been announced, we are unable to speculate on the cause of the accident. But a video that has been widely spread today has caught the attention of the small decimals. The video is a picture of a passenger evacuating in the cabin with a mobile phone. It is incredible that in such a critical moment, some passengers take their suitcases in the first place...

Therefore, some professionals said that the safe evacuation of all the members of the accident is undoubtedly a miracle. Since the landing gear isnot lowered, the distance between the door and the ground is shortened. Otherwise, when using the emergency slide, carrying large luggage will not only affect the evacuation efficiency, but also cause more injuries.

Figure: Airline selection is too strict? See how Air China’s crew safely evacuated 300 people in 1 minute.

Below, the small number of flights will come under the popular science. How should passengers use the slides to evacuate when an emergency occurs?

Do not carry luggage when evacuating

Since the cabin doors of modern large passenger aircraft are three or four meters away from the ground, in order to evacuate passengers when the plane is forced to land, life-saving slides are provided at each emergency exit and cabin door. When the aircraft is to be used after landing, the flight attendant will open the door and the emergency slide will automatically inflate and become very flexible. The passenger can slide to the ground on the slide.

Before evacuating, passengers should follow the flight attendant's safety instructions and remove sharp objects such as pens, hair clips, jewellery and watches, and take off high heels, shoes and shoes with nails. These sharp objects can hurt yourself and other passengers when they are crowded, and they may break through the slides.

Passengers need to pay special attention to not carrying any baggage during an emergency evacuation. Taking luggage from the suitcase will not only delay your time, but also delay the escape time of the passengers behind you. Once the baggage is dropped, it will also hurt others. The baggage will also block the aisle and affect the speed of evacuation. Even if the passenger can smoothly take out the luggage from the suitcase and escape with the luggage, it will slow down the evacuation speed. Be aware that every second is very valuable in an emergency. And when taking the baggage together on the slide, the baggage is likely to break through the slide, causing the slide to leak, causing more damage to yourself and others.

Of course, because many passengers put important items in their carry-on baggage, they are worried about whether the baggage will be kept safe after the emergency evacuation. The airline staff explained that after ensuring that the aircraft is in danger and the personnel can enter safely, the staff will take out the baggage as soon as possible and arrange the passengers to claim.

Take the correct slide posture

Although the life-saving slide is made of nylon tape, the hardness of the slide is still very large. If the passenger slips on the slide, the surface of the hand, face and slide will be easily scratched. And the inflatable slide has a certain elasticity. If you accidentally jump when you slide down, you will be bounced, standing unsteadily or causing a straight roll.

In order to reduce the damage to yourself and to smoothly evacuate from the aircraft, it is very important to take the correct downhill posture. When descending the ladder, the passengers must listen to the flight attendant's password one by one and jump down one by one. Do not push, let alone all of them flock to the emergency exit, so that the emergency exit is easily blocked. When the flight attendant opens the door, the door will be sealed for a few seconds. This is because the slide takes a few seconds to inflate, and the flight attendant has to judge the state of the slide, so the passenger must have patience in these seconds.

Stay away from the plane after leaving the slide

Everyone knows that airplanes usually carry dozens of tons of fuel, and the aircraft malfunctions, especially on fire. The most serious consequence is the explosion. Therefore, passengers should stay away from the aircraft at least 100 meters after sliding off the plane. Do not stay photographed under the slides or wait for family and friends of the same family to avoid blocking the escape routes of other passengers.

When escaping from the plane, listen to the flight attendants' command and gather in a safe place so that the flight attendants can count the number of people and rescue the injured passengers. If the aircraft failure occurs outside the airport, the passengers should remain calm, self-help, and help the flight attendants to provide first aid to other injured passengers before the rescuers arrive.

How to master safety knowledge in case of accidents? Passengers should watch the safety instructions video every time they fly, or watch the safety demonstrations made by the flight attendants. If the passengers fail to hear the safety knowledge, there is no need to worry. The airline has a safety instructions booklet for the passengers in the pocket in front of each seat. Passengers can read how to use the onboard emergency equipment and understand the location of the emergency exit and how to escape.

Correct sliding ladder posture

After the slide is lowered, ordinary passengers should slide down the slide according to the following method:

Raise your arms horizontally, gently clench your fists, or cross your arms with your hands and jump out of the cabin.

The position of the arm does not change when falling inside the ladder, and the upper body remains vertical and leans forward slightly.

The legs and heels are close to the ladder and the toes are lifted.

When the slippage isnot smooth, you can use your hands to make your body continue to slide.

When you slid to the ground, your feet slammed and stood up and ran away.

Passengers holding children should hold their children in their arms and sit down and slide down the ladder.

Children, the elderly and pregnant women should also sit on the sliding ladder, but the posture on the ladder should be the same as that of ordinary passengers.

Disabled passengers can sit or slide according to their own situation or assisted by the helper.

Women wearing long stockings need to take off their stockings before evacuation, because when they are going down, the legs and slides will rub, and the heat generated will easily melt the stockings and burn the skin. (WeChat 'Civil Aviation Data Control')

[Civil Aviation Science] Knowledge and Precautions for Aircraft Emergency Evacuation

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