Some Exit Row Humor
Jan 31, 2001, 3:05 pm
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Jan 31, 2001, 6:21 pm
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Which brings to mind a question: Has anyone been on a flight where a pax has removed him/herself from the exit row because they were unsure as to whether or not they could handle it? Now THAT would be interesting to see what the FAs do!
Jan 31, 2001, 8:05 pm
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Several years ago a lady in her 60's was seated next to the wing exit on a TWA MD-80. As the Plane taxied to the runway, the FA gave the safety briefing and in closing stated anyone not able or willing to help out should move. This person was not sure if she had the strength to open the window exit and thought she should try it. Upon doing so the exit slide deployed and the whole flight had to be scrubed.
Feb 1, 2001, 6:38 am
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Originally posted by Tango:
Several years ago a lady in her 60's was seated next to the wing exit on a TWA MD-80. As the Plane taxied to the runway, the FA gave the safety briefing and in closing stated anyone not able or willing to help out should move. This person was not sure if she had the strength to open the window exit and thought she should try it. Upon doing so the exit slide deployed and the whole flight had to be scrubed.
Several years ago a lady in her 60's was seated next to the wing exit on a TWA MD-80. As the Plane taxied to the runway, the FA gave the safety briefing and in closing stated anyone not able or willing to help out should move. This person was not sure if she had the strength to open the window exit and thought she should try it. Upon doing so the exit slide deployed and the whole flight had to be scrubed.
Feb 1, 2001, 9:31 am
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"Has anyone been on a flight where a pax has removed him/herself from the exit row because they were unsure as to whether or not they could handle it? Now THAT would be interesting to see what the FAs do!"
They ask for a volunteer to change seats with the pax in the exit row. (Sorry, I know it's not very funny.)
Back when we still flew TWA, we were in coach on a full flight LAX-STL. 3 non-English-speakers had ended up in the exit row, and the FA wanted to move them, the bit about "hear the instructions" presumably really meaning "understand the instructions." We immediately volunteered to change seats, but the FA insisted that all three of the tourists get moved together, ghu knows why. The woman in the window seat of our row wouldn't change - she was afraid of the exit row for some reason she was unable to explain, although she was perfectly young and healthy. Did she think the door was going to open during the flight and spill her out? Who knows. She did want to jump up out of her seat the second the plane touched down, but you know, for some reason we decided to let the rest of the passengers clear out before we got up...
They ask for a volunteer to change seats with the pax in the exit row. (Sorry, I know it's not very funny.)
Back when we still flew TWA, we were in coach on a full flight LAX-STL. 3 non-English-speakers had ended up in the exit row, and the FA wanted to move them, the bit about "hear the instructions" presumably really meaning "understand the instructions." We immediately volunteered to change seats, but the FA insisted that all three of the tourists get moved together, ghu knows why. The woman in the window seat of our row wouldn't change - she was afraid of the exit row for some reason she was unable to explain, although she was perfectly young and healthy. Did she think the door was going to open during the flight and spill her out? Who knows. She did want to jump up out of her seat the second the plane touched down, but you know, for some reason we decided to let the rest of the passengers clear out before we got up...
Feb 1, 2001, 9:36 am
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Denverplat,
thank you. I'm having an awful day, and the story was a great pick-me-up.
What a tremendous closing line for the story.
thanks!
Thumper
thank you. I'm having an awful day, and the story was a great pick-me-up.
What a tremendous closing line for the story.
thanks!
Thumper
Feb 1, 2001, 2:21 pm
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On a flight from SHA to SFO in December, a family of 4 had 1 English speaker among them, all of them in the exit row on the UD. How they got those BP's at the counter, I'm not sure, but they did.
The FA's did a masterful job of convincing the family that they had convinced themselves that they should sit downstairs.
It took quite a while, though, and about 7 different seat combinations up top, including sitting in my empty seat next to me before they walked down the stairs.
That was a fantastic story.
Greg
The FA's did a masterful job of convincing the family that they had convinced themselves that they should sit downstairs.
It took quite a while, though, and about 7 different seat combinations up top, including sitting in my empty seat next to me
before they walked down the stairs.That was a fantastic story.
Greg
Feb 1, 2001, 2:54 pm
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Over July 4 weekend, I was aboard a NW flight DTW-ORD on an A320.
I was seated in 11D and had an Asian gentleman (who turned out to be a Professor of linguistics at the University of Chicago) across the aisle from me in 11C. Ahead of us, in the other exit row 10C was a Caucasian woman. The flight attendant walked up the aisle to us and pointedly asked me and the Asian man in 11C if we spoke English, as it was a requirement for sitting in the exit row. I replied impassively in the affirmative, but the man in 11C took offense to the question especially since the lady in 10C was not asked. To pacify him, the F/A asked her too and was mortified when it turned out that the lady was from Eastern Europe and DIDN'T ACTUALLY SPEAK ENGLISH! She was accordingly reseated and the now red-faced F/A offered both of us profuse apologies.
It just shows how appearances can be deceptive!
I was seated in 11D and had an Asian gentleman (who turned out to be a Professor of linguistics at the University of Chicago) across the aisle from me in 11C. Ahead of us, in the other exit row 10C was a Caucasian woman. The flight attendant walked up the aisle to us and pointedly asked me and the Asian man in 11C if we spoke English, as it was a requirement for sitting in the exit row. I replied impassively in the affirmative, but the man in 11C took offense to the question especially since the lady in 10C was not asked. To pacify him, the F/A asked her too and was mortified when it turned out that the lady was from Eastern Europe and DIDN'T ACTUALLY SPEAK ENGLISH! She was accordingly reseated and the now red-faced F/A offered both of us profuse apologies.
It just shows how appearances can be deceptive!
Feb 1, 2001, 4:05 pm
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Originally posted by 2 Many Miles:
The last quote from the flight attendant is just perfect...
The last quote from the flight attendant is just perfect...
it's pretty funny...