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MineralMan

(146,190 posts)
5. Uh-oh...
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 01:32 PM
Jun 2019

I almost always sit in exit rows when I fly. I do know how to operate the door, and I am willing to do so. However, one hopes one never has the need to.

On the way down malaise Jun 2019 #1
In mid-flight he couldn't have opened the door. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #2
He was probably drunk. nt. Mariana Jun 2019 #4
On the doors in the plane's exit row, I believe there is an interlock MineralMan Jun 2019 #6
PIA doesn't fly 737s (they mostly have 777s). The overwing emergency exits on most aircraft The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #10
No, there is no 'bolt'. It's a plug door. trof Jun 2019 #14
The 737 new generation models MineralMan Jun 2019 #16
Ach. All this new stuff. trof Jun 2019 #21
Was he expecting an outhouse? Cirque du So-What Jun 2019 #3
Uh-oh... MineralMan Jun 2019 #5
What's the going rate for an exit row seat now? trof Jun 2019 #15
$30 on Sun Country, my carrier of choice. MineralMan Jun 2019 #17
That's just one more reason that people in the UK have another definition of PIA. DFW Jun 2019 #7
Have had better experiences with AA unc70 Jun 2019 #9
I haven't taken Iberia transatlantic in over 15 years. DFW Jun 2019 #13
Don't fly through DFW much these days unc70 Jun 2019 #19
3 more bluecollar2 Jun 2019 #18
Oh lordy. Memories. Air France was Air Chance. trof Jun 2019 #20
Air France has perhaps undergone the greatest metamorphosis DFW Jun 2019 #22
Wow! That's GOOD. trof Jun 2019 #23
A complete 180 in attitude toward pasengers DFW Jun 2019 #24
I bet he voted for Br-EXIT. watoos Jun 2019 #8
Thread won! lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #11
That happened in a Monty Python sketch. Crunchy Frog Jun 2019 #12
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