Besides bulkheads which are often blocked until day of departure, many exit rows are preferred seats and snapped up by elite FFs weeks and months in advance. Depending on the airline, some let you assign exit rows at the kiosks.
True, being an elite would be easier. But then buying a first class ticket would also make it easier :) These are tips to help a "normal" person who has to fly once in a while.
I did a double take on first reading this. I wasn't aware there was an "elite" airline status for fliers, and I thought you were saying something else....
Besides bulkheads which are often blocked until day of departure, many exit rows are preferred seats and snapped up by elite FFs weeks and months in advance. Depending on the airline, some let you assign exit rows at the kiosks.
The tips from Mahalo are mostly crap.