Flyers can choose the exit row on an airplane because of the extra space offered, but there are restrictions associated with booking a seat in that area.
Flight attendants must read a verbal question asking for confirmation that passengers are willing and able to help in the event of an emergency.
This year, a woman on a flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina was removed from the exit row after a verbal disagreement with the crew, forcing her and all passengers to leave the plane.
A TikTok user posted a video of the interaction, which received more than 80,000 views.
The passenger appeared to be disrespectful to the flight’s crew members and joked that she would only save herself in the event of an emergency, the footage shows.
A TikTok video shows an airline passenger in a verbal altercation with crew members (not pictured) after he allegedly made a joke during the exit row safety briefing. (iStock)
Fox News Digital reached out to the TikTok user for comment.
Users took to the comments section to discuss how the altercation started and shared their thoughts on it exit row seats.
Some users shared how the passenger may have been joking about saving only himself.
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“It looks like she was joking about not helping in an emergency, but it backfired,” one woman said.
Another commented: ‘You don’t joke around or joke around when it comes to the exit line.’
“You don’t joke around or joke around when it comes to the exit row,” one TikTok user commented on the video. (iStock)
“I never sit on those chairs because I can’t swim and I’ll panic up there, not even good for myself,” one TikToker admitted.
One woman said, “As a flight attendant, we don’t play when it comes to the exit row! My life and the lives of others will depend on your help.”
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Federal regulations require that a person sitting in an exit row be able to understand verbal instructions, physically able to quickly activate an evacuation slide and open and lift the exit door, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
A passenger must be physically and visually able to assist in an emergency, speak English, and be over 15 years of age to sit in an exit row. (iStock)
The FAA also stipulates that in order to sit in an exit row, you must be over 15 years old and be able to understand and speak English.
You can’t travel with it either an animal in the cabin of the aircraft or with extra oxygen or a wheelchair.
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Southwest specifically emphasizes that passengers in the exit row must be able to “maintain balance while clearing obstacles,” according to the airline’s website.
JetBlue’s website states: “Airport staff members ultimately determine who will occupy exit seats, even if seats are assigned prior to arrival at the airport.”
The Delta Air Lines site states: “You must not require seat belt extension due to the risk of entanglement” and “you must not have a condition that could cause you injury if called upon to perform an appropriate exit row function .”
Fox News Digital reached out to Southwest, JetBlue and Delta for additional comment.
