Khabib Nurmagomedov Expelled, This Is The Category Of People Who Are Prohibited From Sitting At The Aircraft Emergency Door

JAKARTA - Not long ago the UFC legend and former MMA champion from Russia, Khabib Nurmagomedov, experienced an unpleasant incident when he was about to fly with Frontier Airlines from Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, United States. He was kicked out by the airline cabin crew after refusing to move from his seat near the plane's emergency exit.

The reason the cabin crew asked Khabib to move was because of Khabib's doubtful English skills. Khabib himself felt the treatment was unfair, because he had complied with all the rules and directions from the crew during the onboarding process.

Regarding this incident, is it true that someone who is not fluent in English is prohibited from sitting near the plane's emergency door? In fact, there are indeed applicable requirements in every airline for passengers entitled to sit near the emergency door.

The condition is that the person should not at least cause additional difficulties for the crew in the event of an emergency during the flight, which requires the use of an emergency door.

Quoting from Vokrugsveta, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, in the Aeroflot airline regulation, there is a category of passengers who are prohibited from sitting near the plane's emergency door. They are children, babies, people who use crew and oxygen tanks, people who are fat, and those who can't speak English or the same language as cabin crew.

If passengers do not speak English or speak the same language as cabin crew, this could cause communication problems if an emergency occurs. Passengers who sit in seats near the emergency door do have comfort because the area is quite wide.

However, those sitting on the chair must agree to cooperate with cabin crew in case of an emergency. They must listen to directions from cabin crew before the plane takes off and must be physically capable.