Originally Posted by trektheusa

As I sat in 6A this morning, I was thinking the same thing. I think I googled it back when I encountered them in row 1 but forgot. But yes, apparently they are airbags and the sensor is a bank of seats as the other post has revealed. But I'm wondering what the idea is? I mean, they only seem to be in the bulkhead seats. Is it supposed to prevent you from bending too far forward? Since there isn't a seat to smack your head into