A few years ago I was on AA from JFK to LAS 757 and as an elite I always book an emergency exit row seat whenever I can for the extra leg room.

On this flight I had booked an aisle seat and nobody had taken the 2 other seats next to me when the boarding door was closed. Once the door was closed from the row behind me a couple moved up and took the middle and window seats next to me

When the FA came over to us to ask their normal emergency exit row questions, I and the husband seated by the window replied, but his wife did not. When the FA again asked the woman her questions, her husband answered for her, but the FA would not accept his answer and asked directly the woman again the questions.

When it was apparent the woman did not understand English, the FA told the husband his wife would have to take her original assigned seat and she was not to change her seat during the flight. He told his wife to move back to her seat and she remained there for the entire flight while her husband stayed at his emergency exit row window seat.

Mr. Elliott