@dfwskier wrote: @Mochalatte116 wrote: Were you able to use the footrest and are the pictures shown approved by southwest? Thank you. The FAA (not Southwest) rules state that items MUST be stored COMPLETELY under the seat in front of you. This insures the best opprtunity to evacuate the plane in the event an emergency evacuation is needed. IMO, thus ANYTHING that blocks access to the aisle is forbidden. Clearly anything blocking floorspace in an aisle seat or middle seat is a clear violation of the rule. The window seat is a bit more ambiguous as the only person being affected by the item is the person sitting in the window seat. - that is unless the item shifts in an emergency landing. That being said, the item WOULD inhibit the evacuation of the person in the window seat and maybe others. Thus, IMO the item is also not appropriate in that seat position. As a point of calrification, if I were sitting in a window seat and someone between the aisle and me used one of these things, I sure as heck would hit the flight attendant call button and ask that it be removed. FYI: That rule only applies during take off and arrival, or when specifically directed by a crewmember.
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