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Public Can Be Not So Bright
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 13, 2021 (message contributor)
Airline personnel deal with the public, and anyone who deals with the public has stories.
" Farida can’t even begin to count how many times she’s been asked to open a window or the emergency exit to “let some fresh air in.” Incredibly enough, this doesn’t just happen on the ground, but also while the plane is at cruising altitude. In recent years, there has been a surge in the number of cases where passengers actually manage to open the emergency windows and deploy the emergency slides…This inevitably cancels the flight for everyone as the inflatable emergency slides need to be repacked by mechanics." [source: rd.com]
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