In hindsight, wasnt getting everyone else to parachute off really stupid?

First of all, it alerted the terrorists something was happening. You'd think the major would know that was going to happen. And it almost allowed the terrorists to win. They captured the president and were able to make him do what they wanted. That only happened because they saw the ramp was opening.

Second, where the hell are the hostages going to land? Just in the middle of the ocean? At night? And not even together since the plane is still moving, so theyd land in different areas? How would they all be found? Theyd be constantly moving once they landed with the waves. I doubt there was boats and helicopters in that area already. By the time rescue came, they could have been miles away from where they landed. Not to mention sharks and things.

Of any plan, that was the worst. It would have been smarter to continue the president's way of taking out the terrorists one at a time, and keep the other people on the plane. There was only 3 terrorists left.