Fines might be needed to deter travellers from grabbing hand luggage, says official from airlines body Iata
Air passengers are increasingly putting lives at risk by filming emergencies and retrieving bags instead of evacuating planes, industry experts have said, with some suggesting fines could be needed.
Passenger aircraft are designed to be fully evacuated in 90 seconds in an emergency – but people reaching for hand luggage can significantly increase that time, blocking exits and aisles as well as damaging slides or causing injury.
Continue reading...
TH
Source
This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent, in Rio de Janeiro.
Read original article on The Guardian