Happy_Harry
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techman said:EMERGENCY EXIT SEATS:
For safety reasons passengers who sit at the exits must be able bodied.
Exit seats will be assigned only by check-in on the day of departure.
This is common sense, however it is not adhered to by Aer Lingus and they publish it ??
I fly about 10-20 times a year, mostly european and mostly at least one leg with Aer Lingus. I always try to get emergency exits and succeed 80 % of the times, my advice is come early and check in through the check in machines.
2 Months ago I flew with them to Lanzarote and me and the GF got the emergency exit. On the way to Lanzarote an elderly lady was seated beside us on the same (emergency exit) row. She seemed to be quite drunk and had a few more wodkas during the flight. She could not understand the crew when they were asking her something and I was waiting for them to change her seat. But no, why would they.. what did happen was that she was welcomed by a wheel chair in Lanzarote (able bodied?)
Now believe it or not, but on the way back we had an even older lady sitting next to us , and although I do absolutely respect the elderly, I do not understand why the Aer Lingus crew let this lady who was at least 80 ( and just about 5 ft tall, a waste of legroom) and was obviously not able bodied sit in an exit row. She could not open her bottle of wodka (the crew actually helped her), you think she would be able to open the exit doors ??
Flying with the yanks: they'll test you whether you understand how to open the exit doors, fail or make fun of it and you will be moved. Emergency exits are there for a reason.