Originally Posted by
tuapekastar
Wonder what QF would do if they sold all the seats on the plane, and nobody forked out the $$$ for the exit row seats (unlikely I guess)?
One way of looking at the situation is that QF is going to charge you for the privilege of volunteering your services to assist the crew in case of an emergency...
A question here...does the exit row have to be occupied? What if there is an emergency and it is not?
If the flight is full and no-one pays for exit row then someone gets lucky. Whether that is the last pax to check in, or based on status, or check in actively solicits people to pay it (as LH does to reduce the need for op-ups) I couldn't say.
Exit rows do not have to be occupied. In the event of an emergency and no pax in the row then cabin crew can instruct someone on the spot if needed.