In our roundup of travel news this week: the world’s “best city for food,” why an Italian beach has banned umbrellas, plus a rise in airline passengers disregarding crew instructions.
People, we really shouldn’t have to be told this again.
A new safety campaign launched by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is reminding plane passengers what they need to do when instructed to evacuate the aircraft. They should follow crew instructions, leave all baggage behind and move quickly to the nearest usable exit.
There have been a growing number of cases, evidenced online, of travelers stopping to grab personal items and bags or recording the evacuation on their phones, the industry body says.
Retrieving items from the overhead bins costs valuable seconds, IATA warns, and puts everyone’s safety at risk. Carrying bags and suitcases when passengers are struggling to get out can cause people to fall or damage the slides needed for exit.
