Originally Posted by erik123

I once visited a German fellow in a Singapore hospital who had survived a plane crash while on a small commuter plane in Indonesia (he was packed in plaster).

He told me that he had a great fear of flying and always tried to score an exit seat. When he got on the planeall the exit seats were taken and he was forced to take a seat behind the exit row.

The plane hit the side of a mountain after take-off and crashed - the exit door slammed inwards nearly cutting the guy in the exit seat in two (he did not survive).

Now that's a pretty good reason never to want an exit row seat again.