Extra Leg Room on Flight

kingston_toon

sturll wrote: »

I actually agree, i hate it when the person in front reclines their seat and for me is an all time bug bear on flights.

But - as a person in front of me once kindly put it - if you want comfort get business class seats.

But I'm not asking for comfort, I'm just asking to retain the amount of space provided by the airline, rather than having some of it taken away. Most of my flights are < 4 hours so I can cope with a bit of squashing for that length of time, provided I don't end up with less than what I started with!

hundredk

kingston_toon wrote: »

But I'm not asking for comfort, I'm just asking to retain the amount of space provided by the airline, rather than having some of it taken away. Most of my flights are < 4 hours so I can cope with a bit of squashing for that length of time, provided I don't end up with less than what I started with!

Is the space immeadiately behind the seat in front yours or the persons in front. Wouldn't the person in front have a similar argument, ie they want to use the reclining facility they have paid for which is part of their seat?

j-bean60

sturll wrote: »

You ungrateful ******** people gave you lots of advice at no cost to you and at no gain to themselves.

Do you expect people to personally start ringing round and then writing reports? Oh and you didn't thank a single poster who helped you.

I am not an ungrateful ***** - there's no need to be rude. Look back at thread nos 5 and 7 - I think you'll find I did thank everyone because the people then answered the questions I had asked.

What amazes me is that you people who join these threads late on don't read the whole story. My question about extra leg room initially was for my 6 foot tall son, not because I want a comfy seat!!

I don't know what you mean about people ringing around and writing reports - you've totally lost me.

kirsty12_2

Thomson phoned me last night to see if i would like to be upgraded to more leg room seats for half the cost for my flight in May.

I agreed because these are the best seats on the plane and should come at a premium? just like you would pay for best seats at the theatre, concerts etc.

vickylee

It is up to the judgement of the cabin crew on the day as to whether the person in the emergency exit is capable of understanding and following instructions, regardless of whether the person has taken anything or not.
Alcohol also impairs judgement, but I've yet to see the airline refuse to serve alcohlic drinks to passengers sitting by emergency exits. In the event of an emergency, the passengers by the exits are asked if they are prepared to help, before they are given a set of instructions on what should happen, (and at certain exits how to release the crew member from their harness in case they are incapacitated) when to open the door, how to open the door and what to do after. If at any time the cabin crew was not fully confident that the person could follow these instructions, then they would be re-seated, and someone who could assist found instead.

Rachie004

This thread has made me cry in sheer frustration!

As cabin crew (not for thomson thankfully) I wouldn't want anyone who had taken a sedative sat on my emergency exit, likewise I wouldn't want anyone who was scared of flying/has panic attacks/a dodgy knee sat their either - I always move people if I'm not happy with them occupying those seats.
I don't care how much they've paid to sit there, the safety of everyone comes FIRST and I'm not going to compromise safety for service or commercial reasons.

Unfortunately the ground staff generally (in my experience) don't give a damn about who sits in those seats and if they'd be able to assist in an emergency (why would they, its not their safety being comproised), I've had an amputee allocated an emergency exit row!

Everyone seems to have developed this 'it'll be alright' or 'it won't happen to me' attitude that people take to safety issues. Thankfully on the majority of occasions everything goes to plan but what about when it doesn't?

Rant over - I'll go hand myself from an overhead locker quietly :rolleyes:

PolishBigSpender

Blue264 wrote: »

It's still the U.K.

Jersey isn't part of the United Kingdom, it's a Crown dependency. You might have noticed that you went through Customs when landing back in the UK - if it was part of the UK, why would you do this?

Yes, the UK might 'own' Jersey - but to all practical extents, it isn't part of the UK. They do not benefit from the EU freedom of movement treaties, for example.

And yes, I agree. Anyone taking medication during a flight shouldn't be sat in the emergency exit rows. But as usual, it's "I want, I want, I WANT" from people on this forum.

Aidenr

Rachie004 wrote: »

This thread has made me cry in sheer frustration!

As cabin crew (not for thomson thankfully) I wouldn't want anyone who had taken a sedative sat on my emergency exit, likewise I wouldn't want anyone who was scared of flying/has panic attacks/a dodgy knee sat their either - I always move people if I'm not happy with them occupying those seats.
I don't care how much they've paid to sit there, the safety of everyone comes FIRST and I'm not going to compromise safety for service or commercial reasons.

Unfortunately the ground staff generally (in my experience) don't give a damn about who sits in those seats and if they'd be able to assist in an emergency (why would they, its not their safety being comproised), I've had an amputee allocated an emergency exit row!

Everyone seems to have developed this 'it'll be alright' or 'it won't happen to me' attitude that people take to safety issues. Thankfully on the majority of occasions everything goes to plan but what about when it doesn't?

Rant over - I'll go hand myself from an overhead locker quietly :rolleyes:

COULD NOT AGREE MORE !

As Cabin Crew also for uk longhaul airline, I have no reservations of moving someone from the emergency exit row, regardless of how much "extra" has been paid on the day or in advance.
As said there are very strict rules about who sits at the door exits and it is the crews FINAL decision as to who sits there. At the end of the day, we the crew will need to deal with the situation, god forbid that anything happens!

In relation to the comment made regarding alcohol consumption, yes we will serve drinks to those sat there. However, we do monitor consumption and I have refused further alcohol to someone as they had been a little over zealous. Before I get blasted.... under normal curcumstances, it would be fine, but at the door area care has to be taken. Would you want someone stagerring around trying to assist with an invacuation??

Rant over. lol:rolleyes:

Errata

Frankly, I don't want anyone sat by the exits who isn't in full possession of all their faculties - both physical and intellectual.
The problem is that nobody thinks that the prescription or otherwise drugs or the amount of alcohol they take have any effect on them.

CCFC_80

sturll wrote: »

I actually agree, i hate it when the person in front reclines their seat and for me is an all time bug bear on flights.

But - as a person in front of me once kindly put it - if you want comfort get business class seats.

I just wanted to echo my opinions on the above.
I wish all aircraft would not make their seats in economy class able to recline. I absolutely hate it when the passenger in front does this. To passengers who recline their seats- Does it really make that much difference in your comfort to recline your seat 3 inches nearer into my cramped encroached space ? If you want comfort buy a business class seat ??