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American Airlines, July 26, 2025

One of the biggest challenges airlines must cope with is passengers failing to follow crewmember instructions during an evacuation. Flight Attendants across the USA, and likely around the world, shout to passengers “leave everything behind!” or “Leave your bags behind!” Do all passengers comply? Clearly, the answer is no. This video shows the passenger non-compliance and the slow speed of each person coming out of the plane, likely due to bringing their bag(s) to the emergency exit. One wonders what passengers are more concerned about, their life or their bag?

Vaping on a plane – don’t do it!

This passenger was caught vaping in an airplane lavatory. What some don’t seem to understand is that vaping is considered a tobacco product by the FDA, therefore, vaping and smoking a cigarette come under the same category. No matter what level addiction a person may have to nicotine, it’s never an accepted excuse for vaping on a plane.

Did you know that vaping on a plane can end up costing the offending passenger at minimum 1,100.00? There are variables that likely affect the penalty applied against the passenger. Is that hit of vape in the lavatory and getting caught really worth having to pay so much money?

Severe turbulence

Turbulence is a common occurrence on most flights. Some flights are mostly smooth, while typically, most flights experience light turbulence. Moderate turbulence has potential to cause some injury if not seated with your seatbelt securely fastened. Severe and extreme turbulence are a big threat to passenger safety and the safety of the crew. While you may feel inclined to open your seatbelt as soon as the seatbelt sign is turned off, please reconsider not doing it. Perhaps loosen it so it’s not very snug, but keep it fastened around you to keep you secure in the event severe or extreme turbulence occurs. Severe and extreme turbulence usually occurs without warning and can send passengers out of their seat and toss them up to the ceiling of the plane, then, come slamming down and get injured. Passengers and flight attendants have been injured by unexpected severe turbulence, and it happened again a few days ago on a Skywest flight from Aspen to Houston. Mind you, it’s not the airline’s fault for experiencing severe turbulence, it’s the unpredictable nature of weather. For your own safety, keep your seatbelt fastened around you from pushback until arrival at the destination gate, except for when you need to get up and use the restroom. It’s for your own safety and the safety of those around you so you don’t become a 100+ pounds flying object.

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