While we all have seen passengers who have taken advantage of this uncertainty
Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
This shows a great misunderstanding of disabilities. Not all disabilities result in physical issues that would preclude exit row participation. ...
And this is what makes this so difficult -- neither the flight crew nor the fellow passengers are generally qualified to make this decisions but the regs do provide the airline with more ability to probe this issue
Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I strongly urge filing an ASRS report if you see a violation of the exit row qualifications. It's in everyone's best interest to make it work.
Can passengers do an ASRS?
Originally Posted by
drewguy
what disabilities (physical or non-physical) would you say warrant pre-boarding but raise no concerns about ability to assist in an exit row?
We need to be cautious here as we are generally unqualified to make those assessments.