It is hard to believe that the uninjured survivors of Asiana
Airlines Flight 214 had to go on a cargo elevator, go to a dirty and smelly
place, and then wait for hours without being adequately attended to. But one
man who was interviewed by ABC
after he had survived the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash, spoke about his
experience.
"They put us on some sort of cargo elevator and we are somewhere at a dirty smelly place. I had to wait five hours with no diapers and no food. After complaining hard, the authorities finally just brought me diapers."
“Later, they were moved to a more pleasant lounge and given crackers and fruit. But they were told that everyone on the plane had to be interviewed by the FBI before they could be allowed to leave.”
It would be interesting to know who, besides the FBI, was responsible
for the well-being of the uninjured survivors.
How much are airports and airlines prepared in taking care
of uninjured airplane survivors?
In his interview with ABC, Asiana Airlines
Flight 214 survivor Lee Jang Hyung said that the injured passengers of Flight
214 were taken to hospitals but that the uninjured passengers were “all waiting
for directions.”
Lee Jang Hyung was sitting with his 33-year-old wife Lee Jee Young
and his 15-month old toddler son in the front row in the economy class section of
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 when it crashed in San Francisco on Saturday.
Like many other passengers and witnesses, Lee Jan Hyung noticed
that something wasn’t right when the Boeing 777 was just still above the water and about to land.
"Just minutes before landing, I looked out the window and realized the plane's angle was strangely tilted. The seawater level did not look right. Suddenly, the plane's tail part hit the ground and the aircraft bounced upwards and then bam, it hit the ground again. This time it felt like the entire plane hit parallel, but tilted to the left. That pressure was huge. Very strong. I saw luggages fall from the top. And the plane gradually stopped. Until then, there was no warning. The drop happened without a warning.”
According to ABC’s report,
after Asiana Airlines Flight 214 had stopped its violent crash landing, the
passengers “ heard an announcement saying the plane has safely landed and
everyone should stay put.”
Lee Jan Hyung told ABC that he put the oxygen mask that had dropped down on himself and his 15-month-old son and that he ran to the door.
