airlines would be required to seat parents and kids 13 and younger together free of charge when adjacent seating is available at booking.
They should even go further and require to move other passengers if neccessary, so that the families can sit together always, no matter what.
No they shouldn’t go even further. A parent’s inability to plan ahead should not penalize those of us who do.
I specifically purchase my seat because that’s where I want to sit, center aisle because I have a slight medical condition and the extra (occasional) leg room helps mitigate it.
Check your unearned parental privileges at the door mate.
Don’t airlines usually charge a bit extra to pick your own seat? I’d imagine/hope that there are enough people selecting the cheaper “whatever” option that they’re going to bump one of those.
What I would not like is for a parent to pay for the upgraded seat next to me and then I get bumped to accommodate their child.
What happens when the only way to seat a family together is to break up another family. What if you need to separate a couple who is engaged and traveling together?
separate a couple who is engaged and traveling together?
we call those people adults and understand that they have less requirements than children.
Fuck that noise. Plan ahead. I’ll repeat what someone else said. Parents shitty planning doesn’t become my problem. I pick the seat I want.
No. Removing fees for parent and young children makes sense, but if I’ve paid extra to choose my seat I’m not OK with being moved for someone else’s lack of planning. Not my parent and not my kid so my life doesn’t revolve around them. If someone were to ask me if I could move in that situation that’s one thing. But even then it would be well within my rights to say no.
What happens when the only way to seat a family together is to break up another family.
Then their software may be clueless, so it needs some Natural Intelligence [tm], and maybe even an experienced person to solve that.
I am sure there will be a way. Most planes can carry more than 2 families.
What if you need to separate a couple who is engaged and traveling together?
They are going to survive ;-)
No problem at all.
Would that couple want to sit next to an unattended child bc the airline refused to keep the family together?
Why? Can people not sit apart for a few hours? I agree with no charging but moving because you didn’t book in advance with enough time to sit together shouldn’t result in others being inconvenienced.
People…as in children? you want a toddler to sit by themselves for a few hours?
This specific thread is responding to this comment, not the original article:
They should even go further and require to move other passengers if neccessary, so that the families can sit together always, no matter what.
Which is maybe why there’s a big disconnect between you and all the comments you’re replying to
Disagree. I have a four year old and have flown with them. I made it a point to select for seat reservations when booking everything. That’s my responsibility and someone else shouldn’t lose their selected seat because I planned poorly.
I’m not entitled to someone else’s seat.
I’d pay not to sit next to kids.
Maybe that’s the route they should take. Doesn’t even matter if you’re a parent, perhaps you’re just sick of the little shits
13 only? I’d like that option all the way to 18. 1) 14 year olds can be harassed or taken advantage of. 2) If I’m legally responsible for their behavior, I want to be nearby.
Between this and the airbag thing, the USA just continues to blow my mind like, “Just when you couldn’t think they couldn’t be second-class citizens any more… BAM!!! Here’s some shit developed nations didn’t even consider could be a thing.”
We’d send aid, but with that GDP, just assumed everyone super rich. You’re all super rich, right? Well looked after? Healthy? Educated?.. Aight I’ll stop.
You’re all (mostly) actually really nice people and don’t deserve this shit. Excellent huggers too.
Glad you qualified it with “mostly.” I hate this hell hole and can’t wait to leave.
My girlfriend is Mexican. Her family have property all over the country. She’s also a Chilean resident. We’re considering Santiago. (Mexico is a mess most places.) I’ve also considered a few locations near the Spain/France border, but that would take more effort.
I’m an independent consultant and can work anywhere.
If they don’t have this instituted already, if I were a parent, I’d say “Yeah, ok. You can keep me not seated with my kid. But what are you going ho do when they start crying, and kicking and punching because they’re in an unfirmiliar environment, surrounded by strangers, with no firmiliar faces? How are YOU going to calm my kids down? Because you’re saying right now that you’re taking away MY ability to do so, so then it just becomes YOUR legal responsibility who he hits, or kicks, or bites, because he’s scared. Because what are YOU going to do? Smack a kid? You think you could calm him down without violence? The whole reason he’s scared is because planes are scary, and strangers are scary. You think you, a stranger, will in any way help the situation? Oh, you just found seats together for us? Yeah. I thought so.”
