Originally Posted by
diburning
I think it's so that people sitting in the exit row aren't entitled to the three free drinks. United, Delta, and American also do not designate the exit row seats as Economy+/Comfort+/Main Cain Extra.
Originally Posted by
MCO Flyer
United designated the Exit Rows as “Economy Plus.”
UA and AA designate exit rows as Econ+/MC Extra, but UA doesn’t provide free drinks; AA does.
DL and AS limit Comfort+/Premium to just the first rows of Y.
I think this is so DL and AS, and now B6, can advertise early deplaning as another added benefit.