Originally Posted by
boycruz
Playing the devils advocate i recall years ago something about the concerns of the exit row passenger
being more focused on helping their own child vs operating the exit and "assisting"
I have no opinion one way or another but this could be the reason
That is exactly the reason why you can’t have a parent in exit row and a solo kid in another row. As mentioned in the OP, the
requirement documented on alaskaair.com is …
”
that passengers seated in the exit row MUST … not have a responsibility, such as a child under 15 years old, unless a second parent or guardian is seated elsewhere with child”
And as the OP said, “The parents who was seated on the Exit Row had their kids seated next to other adults/parents.”
(assuming the kids were seated next to a parent or guardians, the other parent should have been allowed in exit row).