That was my first response to the article as well. However, I do not put blame on the airline since his condition could not have been noticeable upon boarding.

That was my first response to the article as well. However, I do not put blame on the airline since his condition could not have been noticeable upon boarding. I would assume they would have done something about a noticeably sick passenger regardless of seat location. Instead, the passenger was incredibly selfish for taking an exit row seat considering they knew they were sick.