virgin how old for exit row seats ?

JediMuM · 2 Oct 18, 09:22 AM

Hi Guys my boys are 16 in a few months and im looking at next years options ..
I can book exit row seats but Im not sure on the age restrictions of these ?

any advice would be great

Lisa x

Mr Tom Morrow · 2 Oct 18, 10:04 AM

This is on the VA website:-

What you need to know about exit row seats:

To travel in an exit row seat, you must be at least 16 years old on the day of travel, and you cannot be travelling with infants.
You must also be fit and able bodied, as in an emergency situation you will need to be able to open the exit door unaided.
There may be a bit more bustle around you as the exit rows are often near to the galleys and/or toilets.
On some aircraft the additional legroom in the exit window seat can be less in comparison to those next to it. However, all exit row seats offer additional legroom when compared to our standard Economy Classic seating.

JediMuM · 2 Oct 18, 11:06 AM

thanks a million tom .. your a superstar

its the ones in premium that we are looking at so hopefully good choices

Lisa x

Guest · 2 Oct 18, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by JediMuM

thanks a million tom .. your a superstar

its the ones in premium that we are looking at so hopefully good choices

Lisa x

You don't need the exit row seats in premium due to the leg room as standard, so I'm not sure it would be that much of a benefit

RobertWestwood · 2 Oct 18, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

This is on the VA website:-

What you need to know about exit row seats:

To travel in an exit row seat, you must be at least 16 years old on the day of travel, and you cannot be travelling with infants.
You must also be fit and able bodied, as in an emergency situation you will need to be able to open the exit door unaided.
There may be a bit more bustle around you as the exit rows are often near to the galleys and/or toilets.
On some aircraft the additional legroom in the exit window seat can be less in comparison to those next to it. However, all exit row seats offer additional legroom when compared to our standard Economy Classic seating.

love that last paragraph! On the older 747's, the life raft protrudes in front of the seat at the window in economy at least and there is absolutely no leg room whatsoever

Kraken · 3 Oct 18, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by RobertWestwood

love that last paragraph! On the older 747's, the life raft protrudes in front of the seat at the window in economy at least and there is absolutely no leg room whatsoever

Virgin used to give you the A or K exit row seats in economy (the ones with the evacuation slide housing taking pretty much all of the legroom) free of charge as long as you were travelling with the person in the adjacent B or J seat who purchased the extra legroom. This was on the basis that they knew you would invariably end up putting your legs & feet into their space.

I guess this all went out of the window when the changes were made to the Economy product - but am happy to be corrected.

Mr Tom Morrow · 3 Oct 18, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by Kraken

Virgin used to give you the A or K exit row seats in economy (the ones with the evacuation slide housing taking pretty much all of the legroom) free of charge as long as you were travelling with the person in the adjacent B or J seat who purchased the extra legroom. This was on the basis that they knew you would invariably end up putting your legs & feet into their space.

I guess this all went out of the window when the changes were made to the Economy product - but am happy to be corrected.

No need to correct you as you are spot on. We did it for years and either never paid or if we did got a refund.
Suited my Wife as she is short.

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