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Exit Row

An exit row is a row of passenger seats on an aircraft that is immediately next to an emergency exit.

In plain English

This means a line of passenger seats on the aircraft positioned directly beside an emergency exit. "Immediately next to" refers to the row right by that exit, not one farther away.

In context

On the seat map, "Exit Row" identifies a row of passenger seats that is immediately next to an emergency exit on the aircraft.

Situation
Booking flights, choosing fares, seats, baggage, and optional services
What it communicates
labels a row type on the seat map.

Meaning limits

The term only identifies the row's position beside an emergency exit, not any other feature of the seats in that row.

Examples

“She chose the Exit Row next to the emergency door.”

Core meaning

“On the seat map, the Exit Row sits directly beside the emergency exit symbol.”

In context