Commercial emergency aircraft evacuation is also facilitated by evacuation slides and pre-flight safety briefings.

Emergency aircraft evacuation refers to emergency evacuation from an aircraft which may take place on the ground, in water, or mid-flight.

According to a 2000 report by the National Transportation Safety Board, emergency aircraft evacuations happen about once every 11 days in the U.S.

Muir, H. C.; Bottomley, D. M.; Marrison, C. "Effects of Motivation and Cabin Configuration on Emergency Aircraft Evacuation Behavior and Rates of Egress".