To the editor: My daughter is a Delta Air Strains flight attendant. My abdomen dropped once I realized the flight that crash landed in Toronto on Monday originated from Minneapolis, the place my daughter is predicated.
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 aircraft, they opened the emergency exit and helped individuals who had been actually hanging from their seat belts onto the ground (as soon as the ceiling). Passengers had been evacuated shortly and safely.
Flight attendants are the primary responders of the sky. They’ve intensive coaching in life-saving medical care, safety and evacuating a aircraft safely — whether or not it’s proper aspect up or the other way up.
So the following time you fly, keep in mind your flight attendants will not be there to simply serve you drinks. They’re there to save lots of your life.
Janice Hahn, San Pedro
The author is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
