Originally Posted by dfwdal
You've have an interesting idea, but it's not very practical. But don't worry, infirm and old people, as well as passengers traveling with young children are not seated in exit rows. If they are, it's my understanding that FA's are required to have them moved to a non-exit row seat.
In an emergency, if time permits, I'm told that FA's will move deadheading or non-reving crewmembers and other trained emergency workers such as police, firefighters, etc. into emergency row seats.
- Could you please tell me why you think it's not practical? I think setting up a small station behind a partition, probably about the size of volkwagon in the gate area, would be very doable. The station would be comprised of a wall section of the plane that had a window exit built into it, and maybe some seats to give it the narrow feel of a plane aisle.
- Regarding your comment about who sits in the exit rows, old, obese, and questionably-infirm people sit in them with alarming frequency. I'm plat on AA and the equivalent on Delta, and I see it happen regularly. FA's tell me they are very relucatant to move them, usually because they're often elite members or simply want to avoid the confrontation.
- Yes, FA's can put qualified people in the exits in an emergency if time permits. However, statistically, time doesn't permit in about half the time, such as when tire blow oout on the runway, when a wind sheer drops the plane back to the ground, etc.
I'd appreciate your feedback on these points.