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On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
We have to see whether or not we can actually meet the standard of evacuating a plane in 90 seconds as budget carriers and others cram more and more seats in that are narrower and narrower, less and less pitch.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio questioned evacuation standards due to increasing seat density on planes.

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