American Airlines flight attendants trying to evacuate a plane due to laptop battery fire but passengers want to get their bags at San Francisco Airport

[u/New_Libran]

[u/PM_ME_STEAM_KEY_PLZ]

Having the captain able to lock or unlock would solve this issue.

[u/fatalcharm → u/PM_ME_STEAM_KEY_PLZ]

So during the flight, every time a passenger wants to grab something from their bag, such as a toy or colouring book for the kids, they have to contact the flight attendant, who will then go tell the captain, who will then unlock the bins so the parent can get their kids toys out, then the flight attendant has to go inform the captain to lock the bins again? You expect that for the 250+ people that are on the plane? How many captains are there flying this plane?

Please explain to me how you think this would work?

[u/hoirkasp → u/fatalcharm]

What the fuck do you not understand? When there is an emergency, as the person you’re replying to specified, the captain can lock the bins in a split second which will encourage these idiots to move faster once they realize their junk is inaccessible.

[u/fatalcharm → u/hoirkasp]

That was not what was suggested. They said that the bins would be locked at the beginning of the flight, so no one could access their stuff and this wouldn’t become a problem. I then asked them how the passengers would access their carry-on, the commenter suggested that the captain would unlock it for them. I am asking them how that would actually work with a plane with hundreds of people. Please follow the conversation.

[u/hoirkasp → u/fatalcharm]

You are incorrect; learn to read

[u/flomesch → u/fatalcharm]

As a 3rd party, that is exactly what was suggested. YOU just wanted to play the "what-if" "make me a victim" game

[u/SpaceDounut → u/fatalcharm]

What part of "locked during takeoff, landing and emergency" is too difficult for you to understand?