On an airplane, if you are seated in an exit row, what exactly will you assisting the crew with during an evacuation?

Question

So if you’ve been on an airplane before, you probably heard the FAs say “If you are seated in an exit row, you may be asked to assist the crew during an evacuation.” But what exactly does that entail you doing?

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Answer 1

Helping with opening the emergency door.

When I was living in Asia and flew a lot, I sat at the exit row very often as you have a bit more legroom there (I’m tall after all) and I’ve had detailed explanations by the flight attendants on how to open that door if/when needed.