Codpie,
Under JAR there is an industry standard, that is only Able Bodied Pax will occupy the seats, and those seats near an unmanned exit will be occupied for T/O and landing by such people, and exits manned by crew will have at least 1 ABP seated. Regarding Ext Seatbelts, again under JAR these are not to be used in ANY seat classed as an exit/ABP seat. It is obvious that the CC on your flight did not give a t**S, and wanted an easy life and no agro from the pax who would have needed moving, and this really infuriates me. As crew we are there for safety, and should always be looking to improve on the safety of the pax in the cabin, and most definatly following the most basic of rules regarding ABP'setc. If you come across this again then just drop an email to the CAA if your aircraft is reg in UK as they do take such violations very seriously.
[ 18 August 2001: Message edited by: ammdolly ]