Originally Posted by
tuapekastar
A question here...does the exit row have to be occupied? What if there is an emergency and it is not?
The answer is yes. It is a requirement that exit rows have to be occupied at least for take off and landing.
On a recent flight from BNE-SYD on a B73H, a cabin crew asked the pax in 15C to sit in the vacant 14D during takeoff and landing as there were only three pax in row 14 and they need to have at least two pax per exit.