mightynimbus
Well-Known Member
Why don't I see wheelie bags everywhere?
Japan Airlines flight on fire
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Why don't I see wheelie bags everywhere?
trafficinsight
Well-Known Member
So much for obedience.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
No it isn’t. 1000% fact. And I see a lack of baggage dragged out.
The Clooney movie “Up in the Air” stereotypes this a bit, when he says he gets in a security line behind Asian business men. Asians are efficient travelers.
My experience flying on JAL, Asians know how to fly efficiently. They board quickly, quickly get in their seats, ready to go. And same for deplaning. Unchaotic, efficient, and courteous.
We Americans are a-holes in comparison when it comes to airline travel.
I’d absolutely agree if this was a US airliner, you’d have some deaths when more than half the pax decide to stall the evacuation by opening overhead bins to get their bags.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Don’t you work for Southwest? If SHTF and no one has said anything in a fairly quick manner, people are gonna self evac. I’ve seen recurrent scenarios where in the sim they simulate this when overwing exit lights start coming on. A cue to stop what you are doing and run the Evac checklist, because it’s happening.
There isn’t any version of Spirit Airlines, in Japan.
trafficinsight
Well-Known Member
Not sure why you're mad at me, this is exactly what I'm saying. Get ahead of the evac or it'll get ahead of you.
If they were as obedient as everyone is claiming they'd all be dead.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
They are fairly obedient. Common sense says fire is bad, get away from fire.
Of course, I get why announcements are made to remain seated, in order to try and maintain a sense of order, especially if an evac is necessary. And who knows…maybe one or more of the FAs initiated evac without any announcement made, or with a verbal non-PA announcement, or possibly one couldn’t be made? Am sure the pilots up front had their hands full with many more things besides being able to make a PA at that moment. All of these are unknown at this time.
trafficinsight
Well-Known Member
What's weird about this one is last night when it happened it took hours before they said anything about the other airplane.
mightynimbus
Well-Known Member
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SurferLucas
Southern Gentleman
Maybe not…but JAL and ANA had 747-400D’s, 568 people in 2 class config (660 in single!)…that’s a ish-ton of people crammed into one plane
NovemberEcho
Dergs favorite member
They fit more in a single subway car
FlyingAccountant
Well-Known Member
+2.
dustoff17
Still trying to reach the Top Shelf
Got a great point though!
Kingairer
'Tiger Team' Member
If this was in the US there would already be a dozen TikTok videos out of people videoing themselves going down the slide carrying their oversized carry on bag. Also we are one of the most obese countries in the world by %, so out of 390 people, it would take longer.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
Do they still board the back of the plane first over there? I seem to remember doing that in the US back when I was a kid
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
There actually are several ULCCs in Japan. It's just that the people that fly on them are better behaved than over here.
I've taken Peach and Spring flights. Pretty on par with Spirit as far as level of service, but way, way different passengers.
Screaming_Emu
Joe Conventional
I still think pre departure beverages while boarding is one of the dumbest things that airlines do. Sure, hold up everyone on the jetway so that the job kreator in 1c can get his 6am miller lite.
The pax drama airlines what I was referring to, something they don‘t seem to have.