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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy Slept Here (Post 12857)

Welcome to the 21st century, and to "sardine class." Anyone, unless they're 5 years old or younger, will experience this. I was in a middle seat, on Frontier (which I'd fly again) and nearly the entire flight was spent with both hands on my kneecaps and my elbows pressing against my side. By the time I got to Philadelphia I thought I had joined a new religion! Indeed the only thing separating domestic coach from the 42nd St (subway) Shuttle, at 5:30, are the feely feely games (a/k/a subway sex.)

These kind of absurd conditions exist because people are willing to be treated this way in return for $150 trans-continental fares. If I can put a dog collar on you, and lead you on a leash through the airport, I'll take you to the west coast for $75. You know you'd probably get "takers," even with these kind of terms! Unlike Machiavelli's Prince, the airline's "subjects" are more than willing to tolerate a "stingy Prince."

WOW! I've been on the 42nd St. shuttle many times but I've never had "subway sex." I guess you're just a stud, Butch, and I'm not!

AADFW (i know the post is 2 and a bit months old) but here it goes

what if there are more people qualified for the exit row seats in your scenerio? you said height requirements of 6'5 get priority, but lets say your 6'5 and there are 6 exit row seats and your the 7th tallest but you booked your flight before everyone else and met the requirement, so how would it work? would a taller person have to it in a regular seat or would the shorter of the two go sit in the smaller seat?

also would you be willing to pay $75 or however much the airline is going to charge for exit row seats (as many airlines are doing)

What about passengers with babies? they need the room infront to place the cot and the babies needs, what happens with them (not talking about the exit row next to the windows, the one in the middle of a 2 aisle plane (777, 747, a340, a380 so on) as they also have extra legroom ( i want to call it bulkhead but i a busy focusing on other things right now that i am taking a 5min break from and its just not popping to my head)