Emergency aircraft evacuation

Commercial aircraft are equipped with [[aircraft safety card]]s detailing evacuation procedures. These include locating and using [[emergency exit]]s, using [[Evacuation slide|slides]] and [[flotation device]]s for [[water landing]]s, etc.

Commercial aircraft are equipped with [[aircraft safety card]]s detailing evacuation procedures. These include locating and using [[emergency exit]]s, using [[Evacuation slide|slides]] and [[flotation device]]s for [[water landing]]s, etc.

Airliners are certified for a full evacuation within 90s, but evacuation tests can be theoretical as real passengers may be [[old age|older]] and in more [[overweight]] conditions.<ref name=Flight19jan2023/>

Airliners are certified for a full evacuation within 90 seconds, but evacuation tests can be theoretical as real passengers may be [[old age|older]] and in more [[overweight]] conditions.<ref name=Flight19jan2023/>

Around 30 evacuation events occurs each year around the world, with a very high overall level of safety as observed by the [[FAA]].<ref name=Flight19jan2023/> In 2016, an [[Emirates Flight 521|Emirates 777-300 caught fire]] in Dubai but evacuation took 6min 40s while it was only 77% full, as half of the passengers surveyed admitted to retrieving [[hand luggage]].<ref name=Flight19jan2023/> [[EASA]] is avoiding automatically locking [[overhead bin]]s, as it could lead to even greater delays with frustrated passengers.<ref name=Flight19jan2023>{{cite news |url =https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/regulators-urged-to-revise-outdated-90-second-passenger-evacuation-standard/151713.article |title= Regulators urged to revise 'outdated' 90-second passenger evacuation standard |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |date= 19 January 2023 |work= Flightglobal}}</ref>

Around 30 evacuation events occurs each year around the world, with a very high overall level of safety as observed by the [[FAA]].<ref name=Flight19jan2023/> In 2016, an [[Emirates Flight 521|Emirates 777-300 caught fire]] in Dubai but evacuation took 6min 40s while it was only 77% full, as half of the passengers surveyed admitted to retrieving [[hand luggage]].<ref name=Flight19jan2023/> [[EASA]] is avoiding automatically locking [[overhead bin]]s, as it could lead to even greater delays with frustrated passengers.<ref name=Flight19jan2023>{{cite news |url =https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/regulators-urged-to-revise-outdated-90-second-passenger-evacuation-standard/151713.article |title= Regulators urged to revise 'outdated' 90-second passenger evacuation standard |author= David Kaminski-Morrow |date= 19 January 2023 |work= Flightglobal}}</ref>