Passenger blasted for ‘infuriating' move during emergency plane evacuation: ‘Needs to be placed on no fly list for life'

Yahoo

08-03-2025

She had a lot of baggage.
A Delta passenger has been torched for violating the golden airline safety rule dictating that carry-on bags should be left behind during an emergency.
A photo of her brazen travel violation, which took off on Reddit, shows a passenger with a rollaway suitcase, small handbag and designer tote in the foreground near a grounded Delta aircraft. It was included in a slideshow of images that was captioned, 'What NOT to do in an evacuation.'
Another pic shows the jacket-clad female passenger standing with said luggage and casually perusing her phone while other empty-handed evacuees stand near her.
'In the event of an evacuation, leave all carry-on items behind,' the Redditor wrote while reiterating the universal airline safety briefing. 'Carrying baggage will slow the evacuation.'
Other Reddit commenters also piled on, with one writing, 'Needs to be placed on NO FLY LIST for life.'
'That b–ch is getting DROPPED on my way out the plane, ain't no one waiting for someone grabbing a bag in an emergency,' said another, with someone else labeling her actions 'INFURIATING.'
'She just wants to be seen,' snarked another. 'And you don't mind if she gathers her crap before she jumps down the slide, do you?'
'This chick would film you die rather than help you,' declared one critic, while another wrote, 'I see her being the one who would scream for the manager while you lay on the ground dying.'
While some might deem the baggage rule overzealous, bringing one's luggage along during an evacuation can be dangerous and waste precious time.
Leanna Coy, a Connecticut-based flight attendant, warned in a TikTok PSA that the plane has to be evacuated in 90 seconds, which equates to just seconds per passenger — in other words, not enough time for each passenger to collect their belongings.
In fact, ignoring the no-bag rule could mean the difference between life or death.
'The flight attendant who's at the door, screaming her head off, asking you, begging you to leave everything and get off the plane — they can't leave until everybody's off,' Coy said. 'So, while you're there fumbling with your bag, they're over there risking their life, waiting to get you off the plane.'
Not only that but bags, especially the rollaway variety, can also pop the inflatable slide, further jeopardizing everyone's safety, she explained.