'Airlines are traveling now with just about every seat filled. You can't just practice evacuating an aircraft that is only 30% full because that's not the way commercial aviation looks today.'
Airlines have been downsizing their seats for years which led the Federal Aviation Administration to set new standards, to ensure passengers can evacuate a plane in 90 seconds or less.
While the volunteer passengers in the simulated evacuations had varying seat sizes, they did not have to deal with real-life obstacles like smoke, the dark, or even luggage. And they were in groups of 60, nowhere near a full plane load. That's allowing airlines to add more seats. The FAA found"seat size and spacing did not adversely affect the success of emergency evacuations."
Six Democratic U.S. senators recently urged the FAA to reconsider its findings, saying not accurately reflecting the flying public is one of its"most glaring flaws."
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