Underseat storage in exit row
Jul 24, 2018, 9:12 pm
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Jul 24, 2018, 9:32 pm
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Jul 25, 2018, 1:14 am
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I always place my backpack under the seat in front when flying AA and in a non-bulkhead exit row. It's highly unlikely to come out, as my feet are always up against it.
Actually, they can go backwards under their own power, though, as you noted, not at any great speed. Here is a video:
And discussed on Flyertalk in the past:
do planes ever use reverse thrusters to back away from the gate anymore?
Planes cannot go backwards very fast on reverse thrust, of course, as only a tiny portion of the total power can be redirected horizontally.
And discussed on Flyertalk in the past:
do planes ever use reverse thrusters to back away from the gate anymore?
Planes cannot go backwards very fast on reverse thrust, of course, as only a tiny portion of the total power can be redirected horizontally.
Last edited by coolcoil; Jul 25, 2018 at 1:21 am
Jul 25, 2018, 1:30 am
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Jul 26, 2018, 6:42 pm
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Exit row means the row with emergency exits, typically over the plane's wings. In those rows, AA does not require bags go overhead (though some other airlines do; I don't know about Iberia, for example, which you might perhaps fly a lot if you're based in Barcelona).
But in case you misunderstood and though this was referring to the row nearest the front exit (the row from which you can exit quickest when the plane lands), that's called a bulkhead row, not an exit row, and in buikhead rows there is typically no floor storage space and that is why even on AA in a bulkhead row all bags go overhead for takeoff and landing.
But in case you misunderstood and though this was referring to the row nearest the front exit (the row from which you can exit quickest when the plane lands), that's called a bulkhead row, not an exit row, and in buikhead rows there is typically no floor storage space and that is why even on AA in a bulkhead row all bags go overhead for takeoff and landing.
Jul 26, 2018, 9:47 pm
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Jul 26, 2018, 10:07 pm
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To summarize: on AA if your bag fits under the seat in front of you it is acceptable, no matter whether it is an exit row or not. Some other countries have different policies, where exit row bags MUST go above.
Aug 2, 2018, 8:57 pm
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The exception is if the row in front of you isn’t STCd for stowed baggage. I don’t recollect if AA / Eagle has any of these, but over the years I know I’ve come across a very few.
Aug 2, 2018, 9:55 pm
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Your answer is correct. The answer you’re commenting on applies to bulkhead row seats, not exitbrow seats. Unless:
The exception is if the row in front of you isn’t STCd for stowed baggage. I don’t recollect if AA / Eagle has any of these, but over the years I know I’ve come across a very few.
The exception is if the row in front of you isn’t STCd for stowed baggage. I don’t recollect if AA / Eagle has any of these, but over the years I know I’ve come across a very few.