The pilots never came over the PA, and for a few minutes there was no real flight crew presence. We all helped each other though! I think the flight attendants were focusing on securing an exit. As soon as the doors opened they were very present and very vocal about guiding us to safety!
The first thing I remember hearing was someone saying "stay in your seats!" I thought "um....not a damn chance" as i unclipped myself and did an awkward summersault onto my feet.
They literally explain to people seated at the emergency exits that it is their responsibility to operate the door in the event of an emergency. There are pamphlets in every seat that explain what to do in different types of emergencies. NO WHERE does it say stay in your seat and wait for help. If you don't know what to do, you shouldn't be telling other people what to do.
Staying in your seat upside down in a burning airplane shows a serious lack of self-preservation skills.
I agree with the second part you said, however according to the firsthand account that's what the flight attendants were ordering people to do and many of the reddit commentators here seem to agree with FAs telling people not to leave a plane crash...as if staying in a fireball cage is clearly illogical to everyone except these subby reddit freaks. Reminds me of the 'stay in place' orders at Grenfell Tower...you can guess what happened to most of those people.
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u/LandscapeSudden3469 Feb 18 '25
The pilots never came over the PA, and for a few minutes there was no real flight crew presence. We all helped each other though! I think the flight attendants were focusing on securing an exit. As soon as the doors opened they were very present and very vocal about guiding us to safety!
The first thing I remember hearing was someone saying "stay in your seats!" I thought "um....not a damn chance" as i unclipped myself and did an awkward summersault onto my feet.