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How do emergency slides work?
Emergency slides are crucial safety features on aircraft, designed to inflate rapidly for quick evacuation. They are usually armed by cabin crew before takeoff and landing, and disarmed when the aircraft is safely at the gate. In this story, the accidental deployment suggests the slide was armed when it shouldn't have been, leading to the costly delay.
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