Emergency exit doors open inwards initially so they canāt be opened during the flight due to the pressure differential between the pressurised cabin and the non-pressurised outside
Yes, flying London to Kiev, so a long enough flight for it to be a real boon. Was a lucky random assignment. When we got to the seats there were some kids sat in them. Dunno if it was a mix up or parents chancing their arm, but we were judged more suitable to be the guardians of the emergency door after they came and checked our boarding passes several more times.
Big cans of Ukrainian lager 3 Euro 50, a pretty good in flight price, and apprently not likely to intefere with our emergency readiness.
Yes - on a flight to Vietnam from Heathrow. Was off on holiday to Thailand with some friends and didnāt didnāt really cotton on to the fact at check in that they were clearly asking us whether we were OK with being seated next to emergency seat or what that would mean in terms of leg room. Got on the flight to find that the seats we had were ones where the only space in front of us was for stewards to sit in take off and landing. I remember being giddy with how much we had lucked out and the fact I could stretch my legs out fully for most of a 11 hour flight or whatever it was.