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But kicking someone off mid-flight at high altitude is still a bit harsh. I hope they give them parachutes at least.
by saint11 6mo ago
But kicking someone off mid-flight at high altitude is still a bit harsh. I hope they give them parachutes at least.
- gumby271 6mo agoBet it won't happen twice though.
- HPsquared 6mo agoOnly if they paid extra at check-in.
- doubled112 6mo agoAnd you specifically have to request it. It isn’t a normal option during purchase.
- vel0city 6mo agoNah, with how ticketing is these days they'll bug you a dozen times to choose between the $50 basic economy disaster package that only has the mask and 50% airflow or the full package for $100 that includes another 25% airflow and a flotation device. Business execute gets you the parachute, a private life raft, and a few days of MREs for $250.
- MPSimmons 6mo ago> give them parachutes at least the first time
- dguest 6mo agoFUN FACT: Aviation rules require that any plane carrying a parachute must have at least one for every person on board. Hopefully the reason is obvious. Now given that, do you really want to pay the extra cost of flying with 300 parachutes just so mr-full-volume-phone can have one?
- jjmarr 6mo agoI've packed my own parachute for this hypothetical situation.
- 3eb7988a1663 6mo agoThat is an incredibly fun fact. Does this only apply to commercial or also a little Cessna? Presumably there is no actual enforcement on the private planes.
- dguest 6mo agoI made it too fun: what I said was at best an over-genarlization. The actual rules [1] apply to acrobatics and say that parachutes are required for everyone when non-crew passenger is on the plane: Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing an approved parachute, no pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any person (other than a crewmember) may execute any intentional [acrobatic] maneuver... So without the passenger no one needs a parachute, with them everyone does. It's perfectly legal for a 787 to carry a few parachutes just for the full-volume passengers. [1]: https://faraim.org/faa/far/cfr/title-14/part-91/section-91.307.html https://faraim.org/faa/far/cfr/title-14/part-91/section-91.3...