Exit row and boarding-pass scanner
Jun 21, 2012, 3:45 pm
#46
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I was agreeimng with you. The "comment" was a reference back to when I said that I hear passengers state they want the exit row seat so they could be "the first one out" in an emergency. Guess some commments earlier in this thread proves that they are not all joking, amd they have no intention of helping out in an emergency. Again, thanks to you and Hachiko for bringing this to everyone's attention.
Mrs Zip and I WERE in an exit row on a RJ that had an emergency landing, fire trucks and all waiting for us when we finally attempted the landing (was done safely). I posted about this in 8 or 9 years ago, one of my earlier posts on FlyerTalk! The very young FA did a great job of communication with us what was expended of us.
Mrs Zip and I WERE in an exit row on a RJ that had an emergency landing, fire trucks and all waiting for us when we finally attempted the landing (was done safely). I posted about this in 8 or 9 years ago, one of my earlier posts on FlyerTalk! The very young FA did a great job of communication with us what was expended of us.
Jun 21, 2012, 4:25 pm
#47
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 348
Then you should talk to your employer about how those seats are obtained. It's a "perk" for their best customers. If it were truly all about safety, YOUR EMPLOYER should have different rules in place - not dangle it as a benefit. I agree overall that passengers who sit in exit rows should be willing to help, but if the main reason you sit there is to help, then they should be selecting the most able bodied on the plane - not advertising it as a benefit for elites. And yes, power trip certainly defines what you said.
For the record, I've moved approximately 1 person from the exit row in two years. And that was because he refused to get off his phone so that he could be briefed. I gave him three opportunities. After the third, I told him to move back to 14 so that I could brief my exit row and get the flight out on time.
Jun 21, 2012, 4:31 pm
#48
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New York
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Last night when my boarding pass was scanned at SFO, the machine buzzed, alerting the GA to the fact that my seat was in an exit row. She stopped to ask me if I was able and willing to perform the duties associated with this row.
If I'm not upgraded, I'm in an exit row. This is the first time the machine has buzzed though. Is this now the norm or only in SFO?
I like this enhancement. The last time I was in an exit row, many of the seats were occupied by non-English speaking people who couldn't grasp what they were required to do in an emergency. Discovering a situation like this before boarding may be easier to deal with than onboard.
If I'm not upgraded, I'm in an exit row. This is the first time the machine has buzzed though. Is this now the norm or only in SFO?
I like this enhancement. The last time I was in an exit row, many of the seats were occupied by non-English speaking people who couldn't grasp what they were required to do in an emergency. Discovering a situation like this before boarding may be easier to deal with than onboard.
Maybe not all the GAs know the exact reason for the beep quite yet.
Jun 21, 2012, 6:00 pm
#49
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For the record I never sat in the exit row in my life -- so no, I never read that card. Its true they dangle it in front of you as an elite perk. I would never want to rely on someone to assist in an emergency just because he's a 1k!
Jun 21, 2012, 8:46 pm
#50
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Let's limit our discussion to the topic: Exit row and boarding-pass scanner
Feel free to start other threads in the appropriate forum which address other exit row issues.
iluv2fly
Moderator, UA
Feel free to start other threads in the appropriate forum which address other exit row issues.
iluv2fly
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Jun 22, 2012, 12:11 pm
#51
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Next time I'm working a flight you're on I'll be sure to let whoever sit there, regardless of whether they understand or seem to care about the expected actions of a person in the exit row.
For the record, I've moved approximately 1 person from the exit row in two years. And that was because he refused to get off his phone so that he could be briefed. I gave him three opportunities. After the third, I told him to move back to 14 so that I could brief my exit row and get the flight out on time.
For the record, I've moved approximately 1 person from the exit row in two years. And that was because he refused to get off his phone so that he could be briefed. I gave him three opportunities. After the third, I told him to move back to 14 so that I could brief my exit row and get the flight out on time.