United Air not seated family together.

[Anonymous]

This is interesting. We haven't flown in United recently butt on multiple other airlines. We were always seated together as a family and we didn't pay trip reserve seats. We thought our kids are old enough (they're 7 and 9) and three flights short enough we could risk it but were always seated together.

[Anonymous]

A woman on my flight lst night was upset about being 'separated' from her kids (2 boys about 5 and 8) but they were only separated by an aisle. They had an aisle seat then the two seats across the aislt. So seat C, then the aisle, then seat D (also aisle) and E (middle).

She sat in C and had the boys in D and E but was complaining to the flight attendant and asking her to get them three together (the middle section of seats were groups of 3 (DEF) but the plane was full. Then she held the hand of younger child across the aisle creating issues for the flight attendants trying to walk back and forth. About halfway through the flight she moved to seat D, younger kid moved to seat E (right beside her) and slightly older kid moved to her seat in C across the aisle. This seemed to calm her down as there were no complaints after that.

I just felt bad for the flight attendants! They were very calm and patient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A woman on my flight lst night was upset about being 'separated' from her kids (2 boys about 5 and 8) but they were only separated by an aisle. They had an aisle seat then the two seats across the aislt. So seat C, then the aisle, then seat D (also aisle) and E (middle).

She sat in C and had the boys in D and E but was complaining to the flight attendant and asking her to get them three together (the middle section of seats were groups of 3 (DEF) but the plane was full. Then she held the hand of younger child across the aisle creating issues for the flight attendants trying to walk back and forth. About halfway through the flight she moved to seat D, younger kid moved to seat E (right beside her) and slightly older kid moved to her seat in C across the aisle. This seemed to calm her down as there were no complaints after that.

I just felt bad for the flight attendants! They were very calm and patient.

She sounds nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A woman on my flight lst night was upset about being 'separated' from her kids (2 boys about 5 and 8) but they were only separated by an aisle. They had an aisle seat then the two seats across the aislt. So seat C, then the aisle, then seat D (also aisle) and E (middle).

She sat in C and had the boys in D and E but was complaining to the flight attendant and asking her to get them three together (the middle section of seats were groups of 3 (DEF) but the plane was full. Then she held the hand of younger child across the aisle creating issues for the flight attendants trying to walk back and forth. About halfway through the flight she moved to seat D, younger kid moved to seat E (right beside her) and slightly older kid moved to her seat in C across the aisle. This seemed to calm her down as there were no complaints after that.

I just felt bad for the flight attendants! They were very calm and patient.

This reminds me of a time I sat behind two kids, with their mom sitting across the aisle in the row next to them. She kept plying them with toys and activities, checking in on them every two minutes, and just overall getting them really riled up. Then she fell asleep and they were perfect, well-behaved kids who just sat quietly doing whatever they were doing. Their mom's constant interventions were entirely unneeded.

[Anonymous]

I always book seats together at time of booking. UA only charges extra to reserve seats if on a Basic Economy ticket or for the extra legroom EconomyPlus seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like you didn’t pay extra to reserve seats. Lesson learned.

+1

[Anonymous]

I have the feeling OP is whining because her seats were 2+2 instead of all four together. This is why you have to pay for seats together, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I booked back in August. I can’t believe I didn’t select seats if it was available, so no idea why all 5 of us including an 8 year old are all seated apart.

We tried to get seats together but plane was full. So when we boarded we asked someone to switch, but then the FA was upset about it.

This was not United Basic, just standard economy which used to include seating together etc. what happened did they change planes and I lose my seat assignments— can you always select seats at booking I can’t see why I didn’t but it was six months ago…

Ok, you should have paid for seating together. Not right to expect others to trade who paid for their seats. Your 8 year old will be ok. Or, ask to be put on a different plane. Your failure to plan is not someone else's crisis.

[Anonymous]

You can't be a cheapy Charlie and then play dumb.

[Anonymous]

Well, you can’t even write a coherent sentence, so I fully believe that you effed up your flight booking.

[Anonymous]

Same for us on United. Paid extra to pick seats, and they kicked us out of the seats we picked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have the feeling OP is whining because her seats were 2+2 instead of all four together. This is why you have to pay for seats together, OP.

Nope. 5 independent seats across different rows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I booked back in August. I can’t believe I didn’t select seats if it was available, so no idea why all 5 of us including an 8 year old are all seated apart.

We tried to get seats together but plane was full. So when we boarded we asked someone to switch, but then the FA was upset about it.

This was not United Basic, just standard economy which used to include seating together etc. what happened did they change planes and I lose my seat assignments— can you always select seats at booking I can’t see why I didn’t but it was six months ago…

Ok, you should have paid for seating together. Not right to expect others to trade who paid for their seats. Your 8 year old will be ok. Or, ask to be put on a different plane. Your failure to plan is not someone else's crisis.

Maybe you are okay leaving your children with random strangers in the dark. But we aren’t. Airlines shouldn’t require extra expense for basic safety of minors

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/delta-lawsuit-groping-sexual-assault-b2588536.html

[Anonymous]

pay extra when you book your tickets

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't be a cheapy Charlie and then play dumb.

It is against United’s own policy. Stop with this.