Originally Posted by
DANNYB111
When I book sufficiently far in advance, and when I'm flying in Economy, I tend to go for exit row seats over being at the front of the cabin, as I place a higher value on personal space than being able to exit quickly.
I've started to observe a recent trend of an increasing proportion of the people I end up next to in the exit rows being extraordinarily large [either height, girth or both].
I often look on with jealousy at the non-exit row pax who have free seats next to them, and wonder if I should stop choosing the exit row as a matter of course?
Obviously there has always been an above average proportion of above average-sized people on the exit rows, but seems to have increased based on my statistically significant sample of 20 flights.
Is this a possible result of the increasingly cramped cabins forcing people from the front to the exit rows?
Not sure I really get your drift!
20 flights is at the limit of being statistically valid - you may just be unlucky!
"Increasingly cramped cabins"? Why? Are CE passengers now sitting in ET next rows?
ET exit rows are always likely to attract those who value the extra space, which may well be those who are larger than average.
My last experiences of exit rows in ET have been empty seats, apart from me and my 5'5" partner. Go figure!