Delta - Exit Row
Before I begin, this is not a Delta-bash. I know I tend to criticize them a lot but this is something I found interesting.
I went online to try to change my seat on a Delta flight I am on today. In addition to checking in early, you can easily change your seat online. So I moved to an exit row. There are requirements for sitting in an exit row seat like you have to speak English, have to be able to lift 40 pounds or something, can?t have a child in your lap, etc. The interesting thing was when I moved the seat I had to answer 4 yes/no questions. Usually when you have to do this, all answers are either YES, or NO. So for example, there might be a list of health related questions when you are signing up for online access to your pharmacy. Usually all answers follow the same format, like do you have a current medical condition, do you currently take prescriptions, do you have a mental disorder that compels you to run a blog. For the most part a typical answer would be no. You get the idea. So this is how the Delta questions went.
1 ? Are you under the age of 15? (I answered no)
2 ? Will you have an un-ticketed infant with you? (I answered no)
3 ? Do you have a fear of crashing? (ok, they didn?t ask this but it was some other type of question where I would have answered no)
4 ? Can you assist other passengers in the event of an emergency? (Now, this last question I answered no because I wasn?t paying attention and didn?t read the question. I just assumed that to get the seat I should answer all questions NO)
I just thought it was strange that they would throw a curveball at you. I guess it?s a good idea though because it made me go back and read the questions. So if I was in charge, I would have the questions worded something like this.
1 ? Are you not over the age of 180 months?
2 ? Aren?t you unwilling to not provide assistance in the event a non-emergency didn?t happen?
3 ? If the flight left at 3:43PM traveling west crossing two time zones, and it was daylight savings time but your religion didn?t recognize the Chinese New Year, how heavy is the airplane with 75% unfilled stand-by window seats using the German method of mixing azure indoor wall paint? You have 30 seconds to answer.