Originally Posted by
plasticman
Was actually on a domestic flight last year (details elude me) where they moved a guy from the exit row because he did not understand English. He just kept nodding and saying yes to all the questions.
It had never struck me as a requirement as I've never been moved from the exit rows I have been able to score on foreign carriers.
I have been booted from exit rows on foreign carriers. It seems a perfectly fair requirement to hear/understand the primary language of the crew.