Originally Posted by
CBreezy
It's way more dangerous to evacuate via slides, especially if the jet bridge is connected. That airplane is easily emptied in 1-2 minutes via the front boarding door..
I haven't heard anything about what was going on inside of the airplane... Maybe smoke in cockpit? Maybe in the galley? Flight attendant initiated the evac? Can't put the cat in the bag after that. I tend to agree about using the bridge, but maybe it wasn't practical with smoke in the front of the jet?