She had a whole lot of baggage.
A Delta passenger has been torched for violating the golden airline safety rule dictating that carry-on bags ought to be left behind during an emergency.
A photograph of her brazen travel violation, which took off on Reddit, shows a passenger with a rollaway suitcase, small handbag and designer tote within the foreground near a grounded Delta aircraft. It was included in a slideshow of images that was captioned, “What NOT to do in an evacuation.”
One other pic shows the jacket-clad female passenger standing with said luggage and casually perusing her phone while other empty-handed evacuees stand near her.
“Within the event of an evacuation, leave all carry-on items behind,” the Redditor wrote while reiterating the universal airline safety briefing. “Carrying baggage will slow the evacuation.”
Other Reddit commenters also piled on, with one writing, “Must be placed on NO FLY LIST for all times.”
“That b–ch is getting DROPPED on my way out the plane, ain’t nobody waiting for somebody grabbing a bag in an emergency,” said one other, with another person labeling her actions “INFURIATING.”
“She just desires to be seen,” snarked one other. “And also you don’t mind if she gathers her crap before she jumps down the slide, do you?”
“This chick would film you die quite than provide help to,” declared one critic, while one other wrote, “I see her being the one who would scream for the manager when you lay on the bottom dying.”
While some might deem the bags rule overzealous, bringing one’s luggage along during an evacuation may be dangerous and waste precious time.
Leanna Coy, a Connecticut-based flight attendant, warned in a TikTok PSA that the plane must be evacuated in 90 seconds, which equates to only seconds per passenger — in other words, not enough time for every passenger to gather their belongings.
In reality, ignoring the no-bag rule could mean the difference between life or death.
“The flight attendant who’s on the door, screaming her head off, asking you, begging you to depart all the things and get off the plane — they will’t leave until everybody’s off,” Coy said. “So, when you’re there fumbling together with your bag, they’re over there risking their life, waiting to get you off the plane.”
Not only that but bags, especially the rollaway variety, may pop the inflatable slide, further jeopardizing everyone’s safety, she explained.
