Have you heard the latest about flying with your family? It sounds like some airlines may be charging you extra to seat your kids with you. A family who booked their flight to Disney World seven months in advance JUST so they could sit together got split up when their flight was changed. Their 5-year-old daughter was separated from them and seated next to strangers! The airline said they could re-assign the seats ... for a $60 fee.
Well of all the -- the parents complained to the airline and then to NBC News. How dare an airline charge families extra to be seated together. Do they really want to stick passengers with other people's young children?
Wait a minute. Why is this a problem? This actually sounds like a great idea!
Think about it: The airline seats your toddler on the other side of the plane from you. You give the passengers around your kid some advice and instructions. And then you get to enjoy the flight all alone! Watch a movie, read a book, take a nap, have a cocktail, ENJOY A COMPLETE THOUGHT IN YOUR HEAD WITHOUT ANY INTERRUPTIONS!
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Hey, your kid will be fine. There's plenty of other people around to help her. I'm sure random folks would love nothing more than to take her to the potty, read her a story, get her that toy, no that other toy, no that other toy, take her for a walk up and down the aisle, sing some songs, go through all the airplane snacks 12 times while they try to find something acceptable to eat, and then sit with the full weight of her bowling-ball head on their arm once she finally falls asleep, drool pooling on their sleeve.
Yup, smart move for the airline, smart move for you, parents! Let's do keep splitting up families like this. I think it's a fine idea. I mean, pay a sit-with-your-kids fee or accept the free childcare? It's a total no-brainer. Thanks, airlines!
UPDATE: Mom Amanda Parish says American Airlines finally honored their original request.
What would you do if an airline separated your kids from you and then told you they wouldn't seat you all together unless you paid a fee?
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Tongue in cheek folks.. and I thought it was hilarious!
Ridonk airlines are ridonk!
I'd give it 10 minutes before the other passengers were paying me to switch seats with them.
My son didn't care until we hit turbulence.
This has happened to us twice with United. The first time, we were lucky enough to have them accommodate us at the airport. The second time, I wasted two hours of my time with some call center, until someone nice enough upgraded our seats. I doubt that happens very often.
hahahahaha! I love this post. But if it were me, I would threaten to sue the airline, unless they managed to seat my children next to me. If my child is touched unappropriately, if my child ends up next to a child pedophile, if my child is traumatized in any way, if my autistic son has any problems, etc, they WILL see the LAWSUIT of a LIFETIME, and they BETTER seat my child next to me or dad, FOR FREE, because that's damned well what we PAID FOR!