UAE aviation authorities, who probed the crash landing of the Emirates flight in Dubai last month, have blamed Indian flyers for poor etiquette, The Times of India reported.
Flight EK521, which was flying from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, crash landed at the Dubai International Airport on August 3 at 12:45 pm local time. After the crash land, part of the aircraft caught fire.
The aircraft was carrying 282 passengers- of which 226 or over 80% were Indians- and 18 crew members on board, the report states. However, all of them were evacuated safely.
In its preliminary report, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority describes "passenger behaviour and carry-on baggage" before the flyers were evacuated.
According to inputs from cabin crew mentioned in the report, passengers collected their hand bags despite being told not to do so during the evacuation process. The TOI report states that "While the report does not name Indians, the reference is quite clear, with 80% of flyers on the plane from the country."
The probe report states, "The cabin crew members stated that when the aircraft got impacted and slid along the runway, passengers started to unfasten their seat belts and stand up. An announcement was made for the passengers to remain seated. When the aircraft came to rest, some passengers were screaming, grabbing their belongings, and asking the cabin crew members to open the doors,"
It adds that "The cabin crew members followed the operator's safety instructions that prohibit passengers taking their carry-on baggage during an evacuation, and they instructed the passengers to leave their bags behind. However, several passengers evacuated the aircraft carrying their baggage. Footage of the evacuation showed a number of passengers outside the aircraft with their baggage."
Soon after the August incident, a 2-minute video, seemingly shot by a passenger inside the flight and showing passengers scrambling for luggage after the crash land, was uploaded online.
While several social media users questioned the conduct of passengers during a situation of emergency, one particular post by an ex-flight attendant was termed "racist" and was widely criticised.
16/09/16 News Minute
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Flight EK521, which was flying from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, crash landed at the Dubai International Airport on August 3 at 12:45 pm local time. After the crash land, part of the aircraft caught fire.
The aircraft was carrying 282 passengers- of which 226 or over 80% were Indians- and 18 crew members on board, the report states. However, all of them were evacuated safely.
In its preliminary report, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority describes "passenger behaviour and carry-on baggage" before the flyers were evacuated.
According to inputs from cabin crew mentioned in the report, passengers collected their hand bags despite being told not to do so during the evacuation process. The TOI report states that "While the report does not name Indians, the reference is quite clear, with 80% of flyers on the plane from the country."
The probe report states, "The cabin crew members stated that when the aircraft got impacted and slid along the runway, passengers started to unfasten their seat belts and stand up. An announcement was made for the passengers to remain seated. When the aircraft came to rest, some passengers were screaming, grabbing their belongings, and asking the cabin crew members to open the doors,"
It adds that "The cabin crew members followed the operator's safety instructions that prohibit passengers taking their carry-on baggage during an evacuation, and they instructed the passengers to leave their bags behind. However, several passengers evacuated the aircraft carrying their baggage. Footage of the evacuation showed a number of passengers outside the aircraft with their baggage."
Soon after the August incident, a 2-minute video, seemingly shot by a passenger inside the flight and showing passengers scrambling for luggage after the crash land, was uploaded online.
While several social media users questioned the conduct of passengers during a situation of emergency, one particular post by an ex-flight attendant was termed "racist" and was widely criticised.
16/09/16 News Minute
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