Row 1 of E75 and E70, considered an exit row? Child allowed?
Jul 2, 2012 | 3:52 pm
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Row 1 of E75 and E70, considered an exit row? Child allowed?
Is row 1 of E75 and E70 considered an exit row? Will they let a child with his own seat sit there next with his mommy?
I cannot really tell from the seat map.
Thanks!
I cannot really tell from the seat map.
Thanks!
Jul 2, 2012 | 3:57 pm
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No, it is not considered an exit row. There's a bulkhead in front of you; you have to exit to the aisle and go forward to exit the plane through the doors.
Jul 2, 2012 | 3:59 pm
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When I sit in 1A on a CRJ-900, I've never had to answer exit row eligibility questions, had the boarding pass beep and flash at the boarding scanner, or been questioned by FAs. IIRC the same is true for the E75, but since I ride them less frequently, I think I've only once been in 1A on that aircraft. However, common sense is that these are the closest passenger seats to the forward doors. If the FA in the jump seat were incapacitated, it would be important to have responsible and able adults in these seats. So my answer would be technically OK but not morally.
Jul 2, 2012 | 4:02 pm
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When I sit in 1A on a CRJ-900, I've never had to answer exit row eligibility questions, had the boarding pass beep and flash at the boarding scanner, or been questioned by FAs. IIRC the same is true for the E75, but since I ride them less frequently, I think I've only once been in 1A on that aircraft. However, common sense is that these are the closest passenger seats to the forward doors. If the FA in the jump seat were incapacitated, it would be important to have responsible and able adults in these seats. So my answer would be technically OK but not morally.
Jul 4, 2012 | 6:19 am
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Jul 4, 2012 | 6:26 am
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I would disagree. Unlike sitting in an exit row, where you would be very much in the way, you're entirely out of the way in a situation like that if you're in 1C/D and 1A wants to help, or even row 2. Same for passengers sitting in the very last row. Nothing wrong with being seated there, but in an emergency event you can stay in the row and let fully able bodied passengers get the door open.
Jul 4, 2012 | 7:24 am
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Should those passengers not be allowed to drink? Maybe better to exclusively seat minors there. Ok, I'm kidding, I see your point. FWIW, my kids have sat in row 1, no different than row 1 on a manline aircraft such as the A320. Only on Vueling have I seem row 1 designated as no-kids.
Jul 4, 2012 | 10:21 am
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The chances of the difference in time it takes for the person in 2A to get to the door vs. 1A (probably less than a second) mattering are minute. On top of the very minute chance of a plane crash itself. Much too small to worry about.
By the same logic, neither you or anyone else should be allowed to drink on the plane because it could take a slightly inebriated person a second or two longer to find their way to the exit.
Jul 4, 2012 | 11:10 am
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Should those passengers not be allowed to drink? Maybe better to exclusively seat minors there. Ok, I'm kidding, I see your point. FWIW, my kids have sat in row 1, no different than row 1 on a manline aircraft such as the A320. Only on Vueling have I seem row 1 designated as no-kids.
If we're talking about small probabilities and small amounts of time, it should never matter who sits in the emergency row. In fact, maybe planes shouldn't even waste the expense and weight of having those emergency doors.
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Here is the Regulation for the US.
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...5!OpenDocument
Note this section:
(ii) A passenger seat having "direct access" means a seat from which a passenger can proceed directly to the exit without entering an aisle or passing around an obstruction. That little wall/bulkhead means it isn't an exit seat.
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...5!OpenDocument
Note this section:
(ii) A passenger seat having "direct access" means a seat from which a passenger can proceed directly to the exit without entering an aisle or passing around an obstruction. That little wall/bulkhead means it isn't an exit seat.