There are a couple of interesting stories over the past couple of days from planes in China that had the emergency exits opened. As uncivilized as the US aviation industry seems sometimes, it’s easy to take for granted that at least most people have flown before. Some frequent flyers are annoyed by once yearly flyers…
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Not really an emergency exit story per se, but definitely a WTF moment - on a trans-Atlantic flight I was on, an older lady decided the best time to use the restroom was about 30 seconds before touchdown, so she stood up and proceeded...
Luckily she was near the bulkhead in economy so a member of the crew quickly took her right back to her seat and everything was fine, but it really made me wonder what her thought process was. Everyone was sitting down wearing that unique "imminent landing" facial expression people seem to take. Also the landing had been announced on the PA and given we were so close, it wasn't exactly the easiest time to move around... Maybe I just take it that this is second nature to me for granted... 😀
Chinese pax have been being at the center of all kinds of antics, and dont blame them. in many areas of China people got rich over night and not having much interactions / education/communications with the urban people. when they travel they are conscious, making a point to show they have the money to do whatever they want. this caused a lot of troubles/embarrassments. the rest of the world just have to suck it up because we are a loving earthly village.
Good lord, what a couple of dolts. I don't care if it's the guy's first time flying, that's just dumb.
No shortage of idiots in the world, sadly. Even if idiots in the west often need a few drinks before they do something like this. Guess it is a learning process.
If he can afford it I hope they make the slide guy pay for the repairs, and publish it widely so that other can learn from it.
On the one hand, I would have no patience for anyone doing this on a flight I was on regardless of airline or region of the world. I just can't even fathom the ignorance such a scenario requires especially after safety announcements.
On the other hand, I can't fathom growing up in a village with no TV, farming in remote villages in China my entire life, and then potentially being exposed to either fast personal increases in wealth, or having a family member encounter wealth and buy me my first plane ticket at an older age. Going on a flight for the first time without exposure to TV shows, pop culture, or the world of aviation once an adult (while also not having experienced advanced trains or coach buses) is unfathomable. Which is why, while crazy, I can't say I hold anything against these passengers given I'm hearing the stories third person.
Potentially this is the onus of the the airlines operating in more remote cities of China to do more proactive and extensive passenger information segments.
Still can't figure out why, since flight attendants brief passengers seated in exit rows on not opening the door for non-emergency events in just about every flight I've flown on these days in China.