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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 1:11 pm
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mapsmith
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Location: Tucson, AZ, USA
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No More Exit Rows for Me!

Yep. When Flying alone, I have found that the exit rows have become a disaster. Single flyers want these because of the extra legroom. However, when you have three adult males all in the same exit row, and all have 40+ inch chests that means that the shoulders will be more crowded. On my last flights where I was able to get Exit Rows, one of us had to turn slightly sideways in order for all to be relatively comfortable. And on an AA 757, I realized that the Exit Row Seats Seat is actually about 2-4" shorter than the Seat of any other row. I am not talking about pitch here but the actual length of the seat.

I have found that I am actually much more comfortable sitting in an aisle seat anywere else on the plane (other than First of course)

So, I will no longer be actively trying to book an exit row seat when flying alone. Hope you all enjoy them.
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