the way the pilots know whether the fire is out is the instruments in the flight deck. the oxygen masks dont just drop because of a fire, and the oxygen located above your seat is only for 12 min. per person, if it would have become more dense smoke where it was getting to the point of not being able to breathe, the f/a's would have notified the flight deck and they can automatically deploy those. you should have (especially if you felt like you couldn't breathe) ring that call button, over and over until a flight attendant came up to you and tell him/her that you have copd, they could have done something for you, portable oxygen bottle or a wet towel. (i was a flight attendant) people yelling doesn't help the situation, with a crew of 3 1 flight attendant must find and fight the fire, the second one HAS to be up near the flight deck to communicate with them and the 3rd needs to keep passengers calm, the way this is sounding, these flight attendants didn't do a very good job.
the jetbridge not working is not allegiants fault so deplaning from the back, unless you want to stay on was the only way to get out. and waiting 4 hours...wouldn't you rather have a different plane than getting on the previous one with smoke?
i dont agree with the $25 voucher, you should have been given much more than that, without a doubt. i would call and try to get more.
ive flown allegiant many times and have always had great flights, you get the good flights and you get the bad flights. just dont let anyone know if you taped this incident and you were below 10,000ft, thats breaking a law, and will get you nowhere.
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