Planes not used for skydiving rarely actually have parachutes.
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underline960@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks agoIf, like me, you were curious about what “disaster” is referring to, it’s basically this:
The flight attendants are told to prioritize guard orders over prisoner safety (aka keep them in chains). And they have no evacuation protocols. If the plane crashes or people need to parachute out, the prisoners will be left for dead.
Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
hefty4871@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Y’all think flight attendants are just regularly jumping out of planes when things go wrong?!
underline960@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I think the purpose of a parachute is so that it can be used in an emergency, yes.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Yeah but passenger airliners aren’t equipped with parachutes. I think what you probably mean is in an emergency evacuation then the passengers will be left behind while attendants jump down the slides.
underline960@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I did not know that. Good to know.
ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The vast majority of parachutes are not