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Passengers are evacuated from a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 aircraft which aborted its take-off from Shanghai Pudong airport after smoke was detected while the plane was taxiing for take-off, in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 9, 2011.
It seems that some people just cannot bear to part with their personal belongings, despite the safety instructions that airlines issue at the outset of every flight.
The Associated Press reports from SHANGHAI:
City and airline officials say passengers were evacuated from a Cathay Pacific Airways plane set to fly from Shanghai to Hong Kong, after smoke was seen in the jet's cabin while it was taxiing for takeoff.
The city government said in a statement that a few passengers were slightly injured during the evacuation Friday at Pudong International Airport, but there were no serious injuries and other flights were not affected.
Cathay Pacific said 351 passengers and 19 crew were on board the Boeing 747-400 at the time of the incident. It said the source of the smoke was under investigation.
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how do you say....."look out below" in Chinese?
in chinease it is " rook out berow"
I have to admit that if I were evacuated from a plane in those conditions, my carry on would go with me if only because that's where I'd be carrying my medicines. A more severe, run for your life and we mean NOW situation, though, I might have to reconsider.
It's human for people to want to keep their personal items with them during a crisis. That might seem even more important now, since we have to protect ourselves against identity theft. Would you want to risk leaving a document with your Social Security number on a plane? In an emergency, passengers don't have time to recall what's in their carry ons. They feel safer taking their bags with them, even after the flight crew has recommended against it.
It's Cathay Pacific (Chinese) Would you expect anything less? Stupid people so hung up on their trinkets..
Most likely one of the chain smoking gooks couldn't last the whole flight so they lit up mid flight..
The Chinese are some of the biggest retards when it comes to following the rules in modern society...
Remember - sometimes carry-ons sometimes include pets. If I was on Sully's flight, you would have seen me on TV with a big orange cat! (Note - I have not had reason to ever fly with him, but never say never.)
Also, don't assume that just because someone is flying that they aren't poor. They might also live in a country where consumer goods are hard to get or replace.
Good point about identity theft.
Gee! What I miss not flying!