Minimum Age Requirement for Exit Row
Mar 1, 2011, 10:34 am
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Minimum Age Requirement for Exit Row
What is the CO policy for this? "Alex" could not assist me. Seems on BA the requirement is only 12 years of age. TIA
Mar 1, 2011, 10:39 am
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Mar 1, 2011, 12:59 pm
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And, indeeed, it is 15. Thank God my youngest is now 15 - exit row seats last week EWR-LAX made the flight bearable.
Mar 1, 2011, 1:04 pm
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Mar 1, 2011, 1:07 pm
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Mar 1, 2011, 1:20 pm
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It's not only about strength. It's also about directing traffic, and being able to help people, which require maturity and responsibility as well.
Mar 2, 2011, 10:51 am
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Mar 2, 2011, 11:04 am
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I plan to lead by example if we need to use the emergency exit. So you better be paying attention, because I don't do a trial run.
Mar 2, 2011, 11:43 am
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Mar 2, 2011, 12:11 pm
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Technically, airlines are not supposed to serve you once you look inebriated, so there is no reason to ban it altogether in exit rows.
Yes, I know that rule is
in terms of enforcement.
Mar 2, 2011, 2:42 pm
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Considering the exit rows are now filled with Elites who are burning their certs and are angry they were not upgraded, or Kettles who paid a lot of $$, it would be unwise to anger them.
Technically, airlines are not supposed to serve you once you look inebriated, so there is no reason to ban it altogether in exit rows.
Yes, I know that rule is in terms of enforcement.
Technically, airlines are not supposed to serve you once you look inebriated, so there is no reason to ban it altogether in exit rows.
Yes, I know that rule is
in terms of enforcement.
Mar 2, 2011, 2:51 pm
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Maximum Age
We've covered the minimum how about maximum ? I have seen some "OLD" Plat. in that row and occasionally I have seen them taste too much of the Geritol.....
Mar 2, 2011, 8:30 pm
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My twins were very excited when they turned 15 and could sit in exit rows. I would rather have them there than someone old, drunk, overweight and doesn't speak English.
Mar 3, 2011, 5:37 am
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I wonder, if (in theory) there were no elites on the flight, and no one wanted to pay, would they let the exit row fly empty?
Mar 3, 2011, 12:17 pm
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They would absolutely send a plane out with exit rows empty. I've seen this on many occasions, particularly on smaller regional planes.
Perhaps most notably was my "private" Great Lakes B1900 to GRI. I had to sit in the back for balance reasons, far from the emergency exit.
Keep in mind, planes like the Q400 don't have emergency exit rows, the exits are located at the front and back of the seating areas.
Perhaps most notably was my "private" Great Lakes B1900 to GRI. I had to sit in the back for balance reasons, far from the emergency exit.
Keep in mind, planes like the Q400 don't have emergency exit rows, the exits are located at the front and back of the seating areas.