Seating arrangements

Adjoining Seats

Adjoining SeatsDefinition/Function:
Adjoining seats are seats connected to each other.

An airline must provide adjoining seats for individuals who are traveling with an individual who performs specific functions during the flight and is one of the following:

  • A personal care attendant who performs a function during the flight that is not required to be performed by airline personnel. For example, an individual who provides assistance with eating or use of the lavatory.
  • A reading assistant for a blind or visually impaired passenger
  • An interpreter for a deaf or hard of hearing passenger
  • A safety assistant. For example, an individual who travels with a passenger incapable of assisting with his/her own evacuation (see 14 CFR 382.29)