Soxfan From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 854 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2316 times:
Hi Everyone,
I've seen on SeatGuru that for some planes of various airlines, the exit-row seat cushions are "less padded" than other seats on the plane, and the site says passengers could find these seats more uncomfortable. Why are the cushions less padded? Does it make the seat cushion smaller to help provide more space in the event of a window evacuation, does it have something to do with using the cushion as a flotation device, or is there another reason?
Thanks for the clarifcation,
Soxfan
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Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2284 times:
On some aircraft types, if the seat cushion of the seat next to the window exit were normal size, it should be higher than the base of the exit and therefore impede its removal. Therefore thinner/shorter seat-bottom cushions are installed so as to provide free movement of the exit should it need to be removed/opened.
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