Extra $500 to fet assigned seats on flight round trip for 4 pp

[Anonymous]

I’d pay unless you are willing for one or more of your kids to sit away from you! we’ve been separated from our 7 year old and it was upsetting. can’t count on someone switching last minute

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you pay, there is no guarantee you’ll be assigned a seat near your child(ren). Just pay, don’t make it weird, OP.

It’s not weird. The airline will sit the kids next to a parent. It’s fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For $500 I would take my chances. It is only a 2 hr flight.

"American's customer service plan now says it guarantees children 14 and under will be seated with at least one accompanying adult so long as the family is booked on the same reservation and there are adjacent seats available in the same fare class the tickets were originally booked in "

I know how this board feels about people not paying extra for assigned seats, but this policy might as well just say "We will try to seat your family together" and stop pretending that this policy is going to apply to most flights.

What do you mean? Are you saying the guarantee is a lie?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unless you pay, there is no guarantee you’ll be assigned a seat near your child(ren). Just pay, don’t make it weird, OP.

It’s not weird. The airline will sit the kids next to a parent. It’s fine.

Or they may not. If they don’t, I’m advising OP not to be weird about it since she was too cheap to pay for seats like everyone else.

[Anonymous]

If you're not ok with the possibility of being split up then you need to pay up. It's not the airlines fault that you're cheap and can't afford to travel as a family the way you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 7 yr old can sit anywhere. They're 7.

This is asinine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless you pay, there is no guarantee you’ll be assigned a seat near your child(ren). Just pay, don’t make it weird, OP.

It’s not weird. The airline will sit the kids next to a parent. It’s fine.

I’m a pilot for a legacy carrier here in the US. No, they will not. And if you make a big deal about it on the plane, all you’ll do is in fact “make it weird” and delay everyone. Don’t do that. It is NOT guaranteed. Everyone else paid for their seats (main cabin tickets on my airline) and you are expected to do the same. The ticket and gate agent, and especially the flight attendants, aren’t going to be concerned with fixing your error.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless you pay, there is no guarantee you’ll be assigned a seat near your child(ren). Just pay, don’t make it weird, OP.

It’s not weird. The airline will sit the kids next to a parent. It’s fine.

I’m a pilot for a legacy carrier here in the US. No, they will not. And if you make a big deal about it on the plane, all you’ll do is in fact “make it weird” and delay everyone. Don’t do that. It is NOT guaranteed. Everyone else paid for their seats (main cabin tickets on my airline) and you are expected to do the same. The ticket and gate agent, and especially the flight attendants, aren’t going to be concerned with fixing your error.

Not sure what crappy airline you work for, but we fly Jet Blue and American often and there are always plenty of "free" seats to choose, in additional to the ones that cost extra closer to the front, emergency exit, etc. I've never had to pay to select seats for my family together. One time on American we were not able to choose seats at all (even for money) and by the time we arrived at the airport, they had already assigned us nice seats all together. Please share your airline so I know never to fly them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless you pay, there is no guarantee you’ll be assigned a seat near your child(ren). Just pay, don’t make it weird, OP.

It’s not weird. The airline will sit the kids next to a parent. It’s fine.

I’m a pilot for a legacy carrier here in the US. No, they will not. And if you make a big deal about it on the plane, all you’ll do is in fact “make it weird” and delay everyone. Don’t do that. It is NOT guaranteed. Everyone else paid for their seats (main cabin tickets on my airline) and you are expected to do the same. The ticket and gate agent, and especially the flight attendants, aren’t going to be concerned with fixing your error.

Not sure what crappy airline you work for, but we fly Jet Blue and American often and there are always plenty of "free" seats to choose, in additional to the ones that cost extra closer to the front, emergency exit, etc. I've never had to pay to select seats for my family together. One time on American we were not able to choose seats at all (even for money) and by the time we arrived at the airport, they had already assigned us nice seats all together. Please share your airline so I know never to fly them!

That’s nice. But the airline OP is flying DOES make you pay for seat selections. So what’s your point? Do you think they are lying? Do you not believe there are airlines that make you pay for the option to choose seats?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless you pay, there is no guarantee you’ll be assigned a seat near your child(ren). Just pay, don’t make it weird, OP.

It’s not weird. The airline will sit the kids next to a parent. It’s fine.

I’m a pilot for a legacy carrier here in the US. No, they will not. And if you make a big deal about it on the plane, all you’ll do is in fact “make it weird” and delay everyone. Don’t do that. It is NOT guaranteed. Everyone else paid for their seats (main cabin tickets on my airline) and you are expected to do the same. The ticket and gate agent, and especially the flight attendants, aren’t going to be concerned with fixing your error.

Not sure what crappy airline you work for, but we fly Jet Blue and American often and there are always plenty of "free" seats to choose, in additional to the ones that cost extra closer to the front, emergency exit, etc. I've never had to pay to select seats for my family together. One time on American we were not able to choose seats at all (even for money) and by the time we arrived at the airport, they had already assigned us nice seats all together. Please share your airline so I know never to fly them!

Oh, and I fly for Delta. And we are fine with you not joining us! There are always others waiting to take your seat so I assure you, you will not be missed!

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, I learned from experience. No, they won’t seat you together.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t pay. You’ll almost certainly have a parent next to one child, though the parents might be separated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless you pay, there is no guarantee you’ll be assigned a seat near your child(ren). Just pay, don’t make it weird, OP.

It’s not weird. The airline will sit the kids next to a parent. It’s fine.

I’m a pilot for a legacy carrier here in the US. No, they will not. And if you make a big deal about it on the plane, all you’ll do is in fact “make it weird” and delay everyone. Don’t do that. It is NOT guaranteed. Everyone else paid for their seats (main cabin tickets on my airline) and you are expected to do the same. The ticket and gate agent, and especially the flight attendants, aren’t going to be concerned with fixing your error.

Not sure what crappy airline you work for, but we fly Jet Blue and American often and there are always plenty of "free" seats to choose, in additional to the ones that cost extra closer to the front, emergency exit, etc. I've never had to pay to select seats for my family together. One time on American we were not able to choose seats at all (even for money) and by the time we arrived at the airport, they had already assigned us nice seats all together. Please share your airline so I know never to fly them!

You must not fly at peak times/days or else you book very far in advance.

[Anonymous]

I would at least pay for 2 seats together.
That gets you two things:
1. The 3 year old is definitely with an adult. Clearly this is not negotiable, and oyu need to do everything you can to make it happen.
2. If it's a 3-3 configuration, and you already have 2 of the seats, it will be easier for the airline to put the 7 year old with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would at least pay for 2 seats together.
That gets you two things:
1. The 3 year old is definitely with an adult. Clearly this is not negotiable, and oyu need to do everything you can to make it happen.
2. If it's a 3-3 configuration, and you already have 2 of the seats, it will be easier for the airline to put the 7 year old with you.

This is what I would do. Purchase the aisle and window seats, and you'll have an easy time switching whomever is in the middle seat out.