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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

So far, we've always had luck.  People don't like seeing families separated and most people don't want to deal with a young child next to them on their own. 
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I think this is a further deterioration of airline service.  Don't know what airline you're on, but for United, only by paying a few hundred more could you be guaranteed a seat next to your toddler or young child.  Absolutely ridiculous.[/b]   [/quote]

DO you have difficulty reading?  OP booked a month out, and there were only middle seats available.  How on earth is this the airline's fault?  The airline is supposed to hold rows open in case a family wants to book a last-minute vacation and needs to fly together?  You're an idiot.  [/quote]

Yes the airline should hold rows for this and other similar situations.  Because sometimes you do have to travel at last minute with your kids. Things happen. Even when it's just a vacation - flights are expensive and schedules can be tough.  Why is so much animosity directed towards OP and not where it belongs - at the airlines that have created these ridiculous situations.  10-15 years ago stuff like this didn't happen because a) airlines didn't charge extra for certain seats and b) they held rows for families and disabled travelers to seat those that needed it together.  It's the new normal of charging for certain seats and the free for all attitude that have caused these problems.  I actually get that airlines need to make money too and I respect that the rising prices of oil and other factors do make it difficult for them, but the general attitude airlines have towards their travelers (and their own gate and flight employees stuck dealing with these situations) is very much to blame for this situation. The real problem here is not OP - it is the travel environment created by the airlines.[/quote]

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