To the editor: My daughter is a Delta Air Traces flight attendant. My abdomen dropped once I realized the flight that crash landed in Toronto on Monday originated from Minneapolis, the place my daughter relies.
She wasn’t flying that day, however watching the scene unfold on TV was a harrowing reminder of the significance of flight attendants.
Within the moments after the crash, her colleagues in Toronto stayed remarkably calm. Contained in the inverted airplane, they opened the emergency exit and helped individuals who have been actually hanging from their seat belts onto the ground (as soon as the ceiling). Passengers have been evacuated rapidly and safely.
Flight attendants are the primary responders of the sky. They’ve in depth coaching in life-saving medical care, safety and evacuating a airplane safely — whether or not it’s proper facet up or the wrong way up.
So the following time you fly, keep in mind your flight attendants are usually not there to only serve you drinks. They’re there to avoid wasting your life.
Janice Hahn, San Pedro
The author is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
