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Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 16 March 2010 7:01 AM
In his business travel column for the New York Times, Joe Sharkey raises an interesting airline safety issue. More carriers are selling the right to sit in an exit row. But what if somebody who pays for that seat isn’t physically strong enough (those hatches weigh about 40 pounds) to perform the necessary safety duties? Says a man who has actually had to perform in an exit-row seat: “Very often these rows are occupied by people who look like they would be in difficulty if they had to do something physically difficult.”
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