Lifejacket pouch

An aircraft passenger seat, comprising:

• a seating surface;
• a forward spar extending in a direction transverse to a direction of the seat;
• a life jacket pocket located below said seating surface, said life jacket pocket including
• first and second wall elements movable relative to one another and having an opening edge along which said wall elements can be firmly and releasably fastened,
• closure means, adjacent said opening edge, for firmly and releasably fastening said wall elements along said opening edge, said closure means having at least one pair of retaining elements generating a closing force acting between said wall elements on said opening edge, said pair of retaining elements being a snap fastener having a first one-half element connected to said forward spar and a second one-half element affixed to said first wall element adjacent said opening edge and proximate said forward spar in a closed position of said pocket, and
• a manually operated opening strip for overcoming the closing force to open said pocket, said opening strip having a tie strip acting on said pair of retaining elements and having an opening through which said snap fastener extends;
• and
• a life jacket located in said pocket.