I heard that. I'd be thinking these people might have been trampled in the stampede.  Apparently not.

Hope that is not true Mick. I have not read it anywhere. Perhaps any videos could have been taken with a mobile phone otherwise just in someone's pocket. If sure it wouldn't slow me down mine may be out in this situation too. This luggage rule is like driving on the appropriate side of the road; breaking it can be murderous.

I always have my passport and wallet on me so that in an emergency that I survive then I can function straight away.  My carry on is always limited to a set of clothes (in case my luggage doesn't make it with me); my medicines (same reason) and my portable computer (replaceable).

Emergency evacuation requires no thinking other than getting out in an orderly but urgent manner.  It does not allow time to collect overhead baggage and the like.

The news footage I saw showed people sliding down the front emergency shute and running across the tarmac away from the flames.  You could clearly see that some had luggage with them, backpacks and the like. 

It's sad that people put their possessions before the lives of others. Those selfish, greedy people live on to cause grief and misery for others.

Have seen that on a number of videos of plane crash incidents(people taking their hand luggage). Lockers need to be locked on takeoff and only opened by attendants when requesteed or on landing(auto unlock).Problem solved!

If I was unfortunately involved in something like this I would just push anyone grabbing their hand luggage aside and scramble over them regardless!

The footage of the emergency evacuation posted on the forum, shows some passengers threw their bags down the slide as others were stuck at the rear of the burning plane.

“The first passengers tried to throw out their bags from the cabin and then to slide down. This is why there are delays,” commented one member of the forum.

Aviation writer and author of Airline Ratings, Geoffrey Thomas, hit out after seeing the images.

“What is really concerning here is if you look at the vision, you can see them carrying their bags … and there’s passengers inside taking videos,” Mr Thomas said.

“Clearly, this is another situation where passengers getting their bags off, instead of just getting off the aeroplane, has tragically caused … people to lose their lives.”

Despite the furore, one cabin crew member has emerged a hero.

Tatyana Kasatkina, 34, kicked open the door to the Aeroflot jet, grabbed passengers “by the collar” and pushed them out of the aircraft to safety.

“When the plane stopped, the evacuation immediately began,” she told The Sun. “Everyone was shouting that we were on fire. But there was no fire inside the cabin at this moment.”

We are never going to solve the problem of selfish people.  It will only get worse. as no-one has the guts to say enough is enough.  Sadly everything now is me, me, me and bugger anyone else.

I'd be jumping all over those selfish pigs. Overhead lockers should not be left unlocked during a flight for this reason. 

what about this selfish couple who got turfed on the plane and could not care less.  they were told to listen to the safety warning and would not do so...the were in the exit aisle and needed to listen

https://www.9news.com.au/world/woman-fined-for-ignoring-air-new-zealand-pre-flight-safety-briefing/6908ac54-ec2a-45aa-9734-d92f6724bcae

Round them up as they come off and charge them a thousand dollars per kilo on the weight of their bags. That is unless they can prove that the contents of the bag were needed to preserve life.