Asiana flight attendant, last person off jet, describes ordeal
A flight attendant who was the last to leave the burning wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 described the harrowing moments after the Boeing 777 crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday.
Cabin manger Lee Yoon-hye said right before the plane hit the runway, she felt the plane trying to take off again, before she felt a massive impact, followed by another “great big jolt." The plane then shook left and right, Lee recalled at a Sunday night news conference with Korean reporters.
Lee, 40, said she rushed into the cockpit to check if the pilots were alive, and when they said they were OK, asked if she should evacuate the flight. She was initially instructed to hold off, and she made repeat announcements asking passengers to remain calm, recalled Lee, who has worked for Asiana for 18 years.
“Then I heard, ‘Evacuate!’” Lee said, speaking matter-of-factly in Korean. “After that, we followed our training, and began yelling ‘Emergency evacuation!’ and proceeded to evacuate the plane.”
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