vincent p. norris writes:

That's rather unfair -- everyone involved: the cabin crew, Airbus
designers, the folks who made the slides.....

I've heard reports that several slides malfunctioned. May or may not
be accurate.

No surprise; "malfunctioned" means didn't deploy fully; and that's to
be expected. Deployment assumes there's clear space outside to expand into.
If the a/c is on one side, in a forest, against a rock wall, etc...

I think the certification test is with 50% working.

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