What do mid-cabin door exits contain in their overhead bins?

The mid-cabin door exits are equipped with pressure gauge indicators in their overhead bins. This setup is primarily for monitoring cabin pressure and ensuring safe operations during flight. Pressure gauge indicators are critical in assessing the environment within the cabin, which is especially important during emergency procedures or rapid decompression situations. Having this equipment readily available at mid-cabin exits allows crew members to quickly assess and respond to any issues that may arise with cabin pressure, thereby enhancing the overall safety of the aircraft.

The presence of first aid kits, emergency life vests, or pilot manuals in overhead bins at mid-cabin exits is less common. While first aid kits and emergency equipment like life vests are indeed essential for passenger safety, they are typically stored in locations designated for emergency equipment closest to the exits or crew stations rather than in the mid-cabin door exit overhead bins. Pilot manuals are usually kept in the cockpit or designated areas where flight crew can easily access them, not in passenger cabin areas.