ExitRow

On a Southwest flight right now, about half full, and a lady sat herself in the exit row. FA asked about it and she said something like “isn’t this Southwest?” but they told her she still had to sit in the row she paid for. Not necessarily the exact seat, but at least the...

This is such a Southwest moment. Boarding passes show up fine, saved to Apple Wallet, then suddenly the app says you have to go to a kiosk or agent. Instant stress for no real reason. Exit row makes total sense. They just needed to do the verbal safety check, and once that was...

Flying back from Costa Rica this week and I paid almost $200 for exit row seats on both legs of the return, selected and confirmed two months ago. I’m 7 feet tall, so this wasn’t a “nice to have”, it’s a necessity. Day before check-in, the seats disappear from the app. Figured...

Boarded a Southwest flight yesterday and headed straight for the exit row like we usually do. My partner went to put my carry on in the overhead so I could sit down, and a flight attendant stopped him mid move. She said if I’m sitting in the exit row, I have to lift my own bag...

Booked my usual exit row for the legroom and show up to find the aircraft was changed and no one told us. Even the flight attendants seemed surprised. Suddenly I’m shoved into a regular window seat and mentally preparing for my knees to hate me. Told the FAs I was fine as long...

On my flight today the first guy to board needed a bit of extra time getting to his seat, pretty clear he might have had a disability. His pass beeped, they asked the standard “willing and able” emergency-exit question, and he still ended up in the exit row. It just didn’t seem...

Lately I’ve seen crews being a lot more relaxed about who sits in exit rows, even when someone clearly looks too frail to help in an emergency. What’s the right move for other passengers say something, or just leave it to the crew?

I fly Southwest several times a month and usually grab the exit row since I’m tall. Today I had one of the oddest FA interactions I’ve ever had. I went for the starboard side aisle seat, but the FA was standing there and told me I had to sit in the middle until boarding was...