A321
Flight Attendant Current
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Company Policy; Procedure
I was the D FA (Flight Attendant) working and this was my first time working on a retrofit A321. I have noticed that a difference with the retrofit is that XA and XF seats sit so far back they partially block the L2 and R2 emergency door. When I went to arm and disarm the doors I had to reach over the passenger's heads and shoulders to put the safety pin in the pouch because they were blocking the pouch. The emergency handle on the wall for is blocked by the passenger row and the EVAC/RESET buttons are blocked by [the] passenger's head in XF.The seats are also allowed to recline and they even further block the exit door which is a huge safety hazard. How is it that on the 737 the row before an exit window the seats cannot recline but on the A321 they can? I am curious how both the Company and the FAA thought that safety wise this was ok to do when retrofitting the aircraft? This is a HUGE SAFETY issue if there was an emergency and should be looked at to be fixed. My recommendation is to move row X a few inches closer so that it isn't blocking the L2/R2 emergency exit doors.
A321 Flight Attendant reported that specific seats recline and block the emergency exits at L2 and R2.