Yeah. But as someone pointed out, "marooned" isn't how passengers usually end up. "Toast" comes
closer.

(Edit: Found it. But Chris doesn't say the "toast" part... must be thinking of someone else there. :-)

That's an interesting question. Of the total number of commercial airline accidents, how many
placed the passengers in a survival situation?

While it does happen ("Alive"?) I think it's rare. And airline accidents are unlikely to start
with, so...

I guess it's all about your personal tolerance for risk. This doesn't seem worth the bother to
me. But it still irks me that the one convenient way for me to have my EDC when I step off the
plane (checked baggage) is so unreliable. Because once I leave the plane, it's a whole
different game. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />