Originally Posted by Murph

I usually sit in the exit row (remember, you want the SECOND exit row or you may have no recline), but didn't notice the heat, although in the summer I often travel in shorts and a T-shirt.


The same is true on US Airways Airbus fleet. The F/A locks and unlocks the seats when passing through 10,000 ft.

Of course if you are sitting on the aisle and know they are there, you can do it the second you are off the ground!