Indians ignore safety instructions on flights, endanger themselves: Official report
We have known this for long, but an official report has finally confirmed it: Indians habitually break rules, even to the point of endangering themselves. A government panel probing a flight accident has concluded flyers ignore safety guidelines and during times of emergency evacuation, carry their cabin baggage and footwear despite explicit instructions not to. It has asked the DGCA to implement corrective steps.
Indians are adamant, entitled, drunk and uncivil, say airline staffers
Global airline staffers have several complaints against Indian passengers, many of whom are often first-time flyers. They are notorious for being adamant about having their way with their luggage, stealing on-board accessories, not switching off phones during flights, and not displaying considerate behavior towards co-passengers. According to flight attendant Buzzlair Voufincci, India's "huge income gap" inflates egos of certain people, leading to entitled behaviors.
When Indian passengers grabbed international headlines for endangering hundreds
But in 2016, yet another uncivil and dangerous habit of Indians gained international attention: as en Emirates flight crash-landed at Dubai, passengers on board, 80% Indians, were seen ignoring attendants' instructions to "Jump! Leave your bags behind!" and instead focusing on retrieving their bags from the cabins. Many social media users slammed Indians for such behavior, apparently a common occurrence.
Not the only occurrence of such risky behavior
A panel found that during a Jet Airways mishap of April'15, the cabin crew wasn't able to handle the evacuation well as most passengers "slid down the escape slides with their cabin baggage and shoes" despite contrary instructions. In a similar case in March'14, videos showed IndiGo passengers evacuating with luggage. In both cases, passengers were evacuated on the wrong side of the plane.
No information on how DGCA will solve the problem
The panel has now urged the DGCA to "issue necessary circular to all scheduled airlines highlighting proper passenger evacuation procedure during such accidents." There's no information yet on how DGCA plans to bring about the required changes in mass behaviors.
