Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
She definitely cannot sit in an exit row with a lap kid or in fact when traveling with anyone under 15, whether or not on the same PNR etc. Evben if you're going to swap seats and the baby ultimately won't be in the exit row, neither of you is eligible for an exit row seat if there's a child traveling with you.
The issue wasn't the exit row. Every seat we tried to pick (rows 5-9) gave the same exit row message. There are no exit rows in C+ on the CRJ900. She was assigned 6C but was unable to sit by the window in 6D. We also tried 7C, 8D, 9C, etc., all generated the same exit row message. That explains why she wasn't automatically upgraded with the lap infant into C+. But it doesn't explain why every row of C+ is coded as an exit row, when the only actual exit rows are 12 and 13.