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Why baggage should always be left behind in a plane crash Jul 9th 2013, 18:48 Here's some good news in the aftermath of  the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214: Your chances of surviving an airplane crash are surprisingly good. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, more than 95 percent of the airplane passengers involved in a crash survive. But taking the time to grab your luggage is one way to seriously reduce your odds of getting off a plane fast, a reminder some safety experts are touting after some of the survivors of the Asiana crash were seen dragging their luggage off the burning plane.  Images from the crash landing in San Francisco International Airport, showed some passengers fleeing the wreckage with luggage and iPads --even duty-free alcohol. According to witnesses, some of the baggage was carry-on with wheels, which means passengers likely had to find it in the overhead bins as the plane burned. John Goglia, an airline safety expert and former member of the National Transportation Safety Board, told Forbes that he was shocked to see a number of the passengers with suitcases. "Of all the aircraft accidents I have investigated or am familiar with, this is the first where it appears significant numbers of people took their belongings with them in escaping." "You have 90 seconds or less to evacuate. If people are worried about their luggage instead of the people behind them, it's a problem,'' said Leslie Mayo, communications coordinator for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants told the Wall Street Journal. Research by aviation expert Ed Galea at the University of Greenwich shows that the passengers in a downed plane most likely to get out are those seated within five rows of an emergency exit and those in aisle seats. This means that clogging the aisles with bags or waiting for people to pull down luggage can eat precious seconds to get to the exits in time.

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