[Truth29]

The versions of what the pilot allegedly said vary significantly. I didn't realize the plane was still on the ground. The pilot is lucky that one or more of the passengers did not demand to get off the plane immediately, or worse, take steps to drploy the emergency ramps and keep the plane from taking off.

[Iwo Jima]

I can guarantee you that I would have gotten myself and my family off of that plane. And there is no way that I would have raised my hand.

I would have been thinking "What's next? Will the ones who raised their hands be told to reach into the back of the seat in front of them, take out the yellow stars, and pin them on the other people?"

Just too weird. After 9/11, passengers have to be able to trust their instincts.