• NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    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.

    • Noble Shift@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      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.

      • pooberbee (any)@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        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.

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          2 months ago

          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.

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            I’d imagine this system would bump the parties to the cheapest seats of the group, since the airline would NOT want to deal with people using this to steal upgrades

    • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Nah, that ain’t it. If I book my seat and then find out that I got moved for a kid, I’ll be pretty annoyed.

    • Dubiousx99@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      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?

      • Bassman1805@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I would be sad if my wife and I got split up to accommodate a parent and child. But we’d get over it because we’re adults and the parent/child need adjacent seats more than we do.

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        2 months ago

        Would that couple want to sit next to an unattended child bc the airline refused to keep the family together?

      • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        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.

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        2 months ago

        separate a couple who is engaged and traveling together?

        we call those people adults and understand that they have less requirements than children.

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          2 months ago

          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.

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            2 months ago

            This only became a problem because airlines started charging extra to pick your seats. That practice is what should be made illegal. Splitting up a group because they didn’t want to pay your extortion fee is BS.

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              2 months ago

              I guess I don’t have that problem with Alaska Airlines. I agree with no fees for choosing seats. But after that it’s fair game.

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                2 months ago

                I’m usually sat together with my wife but a couple of times we have been separated by a row or two. We have always been able to switch seats with someone so it’s not a huge deal for us but it’s annoying. Especially when we buy are tickets at the time as one purchase and one of us gets sat next to someone flying alone or another person separated from their party… Those cases its obvious the airline separated you for no reason other than to punish you for not paying the fee.

                • almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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                  2 months ago

                  That’s totally fair and I agree there should be no fees for that. My airline doesn’t charge for choosing seats, at least when booking directly with them. So that’s my frame of reference. My only point of contention is that while boarding I don’t wanna move my seat because someone else couldn’t pay or didn’t plan in advance. At least, I want it to be my decision and not forced on me.

          • Album@lemmy.ca
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            2 months ago

            How do you expect someone to plan ahead for a death in the family?

            Not everyone is flying on vacation…

            • almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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              2 months ago

              And so they MUST sit together? How many people are flying for a death in the family or emergency vs a vacation or planned trip anyways?

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                2 months ago

                You realize that this is about people under the age of 13 right?

                So it’s just having two people sit together, a parent/guardian and a child.

                • almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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                  2 months ago

                  What needs does a 10 year old have for a 3 hour flight? Besides go to the bathroom or hears your snacks.

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                    2 months ago

                    Assume the child is poorly raised, since this apparently needs to directly influence you

                    Would you want to have to deal with them all flight, or the parent deal with them all flight?

          • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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            Your sacred planning (as well as your convenience) isn’t worth more than their right to take care of their children. Sorry, you loose.

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              LOL what a load of entitled BS.

              Again, taking care of your children means taking care of your children. Your failure to be a good parent is not the responsibility of the seat I paid to sit in.

              Ridiculous. Quit projecting your own shitty parenting on other responsible adults.

              You lose, by the way, not “loose”. Maybe you should take some of those grade school English classes with your kids.

            • Holyginz@lemmy.world
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              Their lack of planning and inability to plan ahead is their own problem to deal with and not the problem of people who can actually plan ahead to handle their own affairs. Cope harder

        • Holyginz@lemmy.world
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          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.

    • The Dark Lord ☑️@lemmy.ca
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      I agree to an extent. It would be beneficial if they could book any AVAILABLE seats together for free. This practice should be standard for everyone.

    • solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      being surrounded by entitled twat passengers who think the world is obliged to accommodate them is one of many many reasons i refuse to ever fly again

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      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.

    • almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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      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.

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        2 months ago

        People…as in children? you want a toddler to sit by themselves for a few hours?

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          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

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            2 months ago

            When I read that I imagined like a family of 3 - not like a family of 10.

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      Do not move my fucking seat without my consent. I booked early to make certain I could have it. The families can take another flight. Fucking hell. Flying is miserable enough already without being shuffled into a middle seat because of someone else’s problem.