Exit Row

Do you remember the days when the Exit Row was fair game, before it became "Premium Seating"? Ahh, the good ol' days. Earlier today, I had the privilege of getting reclined upon during a flight back to Minneapolis. Ten minutes after take off, we heard the magic words: "Portable electronics may now be used..." Great! Time to bust out the laptop and catch up on some work. Unfortunately, that had a totally different meaning for the guy sitting in front of me. He heard "Trays and seat backs no longer need to be in their upright position". Boom, he was practically in lap.

I was able to wriggle into enough room to see my screen, but the whole incident made me long for Southwest. With SWA, you're only an "A" boarding pass away from the roomy exit row, where no amount of reclining will affect your ability to operate a touch pad.

Oh - and sorry to the guy who was stuck sitting next to me. It's all knees and elbows trying to type in that confined space :)