Disabled Traveler Slams Australian Flight Attendant For Forcing Him Out of Extra Legroom Seat

Why was a Jetstar passenger moved from an exit row?

What happened and why it matters A passenger on a Jetstar flight says airline staff asked him to leave an exit row seat because he has one hand. The request has touched off broader debate about how carriers apply rules for emergency exit seating and how those rules intersect with disability rights…

Passenger With One Hand Ignites Internet Storm Over Exit-Row Policy

An American passenger on the Australian airline Jetstar took to social media after he was asked to move from an exit-row seat.  Matt Hubbard, an associate producer at The Golf Channel, posted on Facebook to complain about the flight attendant who asked him to move.  “She kicked me out of my exit row seat because I have one hand and didn’t think I could assist in case of an emergency,” he wrote. “Don’t be like her! Jetstar Australia you have a ve…

Disabled Traveler Slams Australian Flight Attendant For Forcing Him Out of Extra Legroom Seat

A disabled American traveler has slammed an Australian flight attendant after she forced him out of an extra legroom seat in the emergency exit row on a recent Jetstar flight because of his impairment. Fellow Australians have, however, been quick to rush to the defense of the crew member. Matt Hubbard, an associate producer at NBC Sports and The Golf Channel, had been covering the LIV Golf tournament last weekend in Adelaide, South Australia, an…