More leg room

leylandsunaddict

Obviously if you've had a knee replacement and still need extra legroom for that reason then you're not fit enough to sit in exit seats. You're not likely to be allowed to fly until 6 weeks after the op. If you've had your op a few months before travel then there should be no need for extra legroom because of it. Better to get an appropriate side aisle seat at the back of the aircraft and make sure you get up and stretch and walk around regularly.

You'd also need to be very careful in Gran Canaria because of the sun strength. If it's left uncovered the scar tissue and new tissue will burn very easily.

bradders1983

leylandsunaddict wrote: »

I'm 66 and I find your comments offensive..

Oh well. Never mind.

MATTR5

The_Fat_Controller wrote: »

Don't tell Ryanair anything !

Just buy an extra legroom seat if you are fit enough to operate an emergency exit.

Do not forget to tell your travel insurance company that you have had an operation.

Really? and put the safety of other passengers at risk while flouting CAA rules?
If he's had a knee op and is not fully mobile he shouldnt book that seat and the crew would move him losing him any money he's paid to sit there - and to cover if with "if your fit enough" surely implies he doesnt need extra legroom as fully recobvered which I dont get the impression from the post

Ganga

We flew back from Majorca one year and a couple got on the plane and sat in the emergency/extra space seats over the wing,the gentleman was that fat that his wife struggled to help him get his seat belt on ( she had to stand in front of him and push and pull to get it on ) TUI staff never said a word but i bet in an emergency he would never of got the belt off and the door open,they looked about 30 years old!

soolin

bradders1983 said:

martinthebandit wrote: »

Hmmm as someone who is in that age bracket I think you need to explain yourself.

More people that age are going to be less able to help than people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Nothing else to explain really.

On a personal level, if I am on a plane and its "going down" , I really dont want to see a row of 60-somethings in that row who could be a bit doddery. Obviously not all are, before you get offended. The OP probably would be with his dodgy knee!

I have noted the comments already but wonder if in fact you have a fear that you don't think that *you* will be fit enough in your 60s. If you have health or fitness issues already despite being younger then address them now, there is no need for you to end up old and doddery in your 60s. There is no need to project your fears about your own health onto others- many of us past our youth are very well indeed.

I'd rather trust a fit and healthy 65 year old than a dim 20 year old, or someone who has hit the duty free bar rather too hard. 

soolin

MATTR5 said:

The_Fat_Controller wrote: »

Don't tell Ryanair anything !

Just buy an extra legroom seat if you are fit enough to operate an emergency exit.

Do not forget to tell your travel insurance company that you have had an operation.

Really? and put the safety of other passengers at risk while flouting CAA rules?
If he's had a knee op and is not fully mobile he shouldnt book that seat and the crew would move him losing him any money he's paid to sit there - and to cover if with "if your fit enough" surely implies he doesnt need extra legroom as fully recobvered which I dont get the impression from the post

I have seen someone removed from the extra leg room seats recently. They looked well, perhaps mid 40s, but the wife was making a real fuss about being nervous and anxious about flying, and asking if she could have a drink of water for her nerves- and could she perhaps swap her middle seat for the window seat occupied by a lone traveller as if she couldn't look out of the window she might have a panic attack. She was being a real nuisance and behaving like a prima donna. 

The flight attendant called the senior flight attendant who told her she couldn't sit in the over the wing emergency exit as they had concerns she would not be able to operate the door without panicking. Another huge fuss as her being 'precious' hadn't gained the attention she hoped for- and she was swapped with another passenger a few rows away. Her husband elected to stay where he was rather than move with her!

bradders1983

soolin said:

bradders1983 said:

martinthebandit wrote: »

Hmmm as someone who is in that age bracket I think you need to explain yourself.

More people that age are going to be less able to help than people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Nothing else to explain really.

On a personal level, if I am on a plane and its "going down" , I really dont want to see a row of 60-somethings in that row who could be a bit doddery. Obviously not all are, before you get offended. The OP probably would be with his dodgy knee!

I have noted the comments already but wonder if in fact you have a fear that you don't think that *you* will be fit enough in your 60s. If you have health or fitness issues already despite being younger then address them now, there is no need for you to end up old and doddery in your 60s. There is no need to project your fears about your own health onto others- many of us past our youth are very well indeed.

I'd rather trust a fit and healthy 65 year old than a dim 20 year old, or someone who has hit the duty free bar rather too hard. 

A duty free bar? What now?

Pollycat

bradders1983 said:

soolin said:

bradders1983 said:

martinthebandit wrote: »

Hmmm as someone who is in that age bracket I think you need to explain yourself.

More people that age are going to be less able to help than people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Nothing else to explain really.

On a personal level, if I am on a plane and its "going down" , I really dont want to see a row of 60-somethings in that row who could be a bit doddery. Obviously not all are, before you get offended. The OP probably would be with his dodgy knee!

I have noted the comments already but wonder if in fact you have a fear that you don't think that *you* will be fit enough in your 60s. If you have health or fitness issues already despite being younger then address them now, there is no need for you to end up old and doddery in your 60s. There is no need to project your fears about your own health onto others- many of us past our youth are very well indeed.

I'd rather trust a fit and healthy 65 year old than a dim 20 year old, or someone who has hit the duty free bar rather too hard. 

A duty free bar? What now?

Clutching at straws by nit-picking at posts ...