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Eleanor Holmes Norton: But what these incidents reported, or what the press reported, was that, as people were trying to get out of the…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
But what these incidents reported, or what the press reported, was that, as people were trying to get out of the airline, they were grabbing their carry-on baggages and, obviously, thereby slowing up evacuation.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the danger of passengers delaying evacuation by retrieving baggage during emergencies.

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