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[quote=Anonymous]Airlines need to fix this issue.  There needs to be some way to attach two reservations to each other, so they can't be separated. I've had two friends who are large enough that they buy two tickets, and have had the airline split the two seats into different rows.  I had a friend flying with a blind, nonverbal, unable to sit up 5 year old, whose window seat that was next to mom and could accommodate his special needs carseat, was changed for a middle seat with no seat for mom and no carseat allowed.  In both of those cases, the airline expected the impacted person to "fix" the problem themselves.

The airline should be able to link 2 or 3 seats.  They could charge a fee for it, and offer a fee waiver when it's an issue covered by the Air Carrier Access Act.  If the issue is that too many people would request it, they could limit it to people with disability related needs, and children 5 and under, like they do pre-boarding, and ask parents to provide proof of a child's age.

OP, I don't know what I'd do.  I have only ever flown Southwest with my child, and their boarding procedures pretty much solve this issue.  The one time it didn't solve it, the airline was proactive.  My 5 year and I were on a flight that was significantly delayed.  They asked me if we had a connection, called ahead, and a flight attendant had saved 2 seats together when we boarded, and was telling people "these two seats are for a mother and child who are arriving late" when we boarded.  [/quote]

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