Originally Posted by
mad_jock
Bollocks its is the Captains responsibility. There isn't a single thing on that aircraft that isn't thier responsibility.
Quite right MJ - however I have seen the point expressed with more tact and diplomacy.
Seats on board may be allocated or sold to various people by airline marketing departments, check-in agents or even by passengers themselves on the web - it really doesn't mstter who or how. The point is that once the passenger is on-board, it is the specific job of the Cabin Crew (as delegated by the Commander, whose ultimate responsibility it is) to determine the suitability of those sitting in the exit row seats and to re-seat if necessary.
Sometimes, a re-seat for take-off and landing only is an appropriate action. Since you ask MJ, I
have actually taken the time to check with the Pilots, and our own Safety department, and there has been no issue. There appears to be no specific restriction on the practise, but I would imagine that the question is one of interpretation (as so often) and therefore open to different views. Certainly, as Cabin Crew, my desire is to adhere to the regulations and the specific requirements of my Commander, so if you, MJ, instruct me not to make such changes, then that's what happens: Possibly the submission of an ASR is one way to seek clarity, although it seems a rather heavy-handed method?