Originally Posted by
harryhv
Nice to see an FA taking safety seriously - IMO in/after an emergency landing having a wife and baby in the next row would be a major distraction if there were an urgent need to open the emergency exit. Checking and ensuring the safety of wife and baby would rightly take priority over opening the door or any other public service.
As the father of a fourteen-month-old that cringes at the thought of riding in coach and not having the opportunity to select an exit row seat, you are absolutely correct. The elderly, the infirm, the disabled, and the juvenile should not sit in an exit row for obvious reasons, nor should their immediate family member-traveling companions for reasons that are no less obvious to you and I, but apparently difficult to understand for others.
UA2SYD: as a seasoned UA flyer, why did you think that you would be able to hold onto your exit row seat when traveling with your infant?