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[quote=Anonymous]For me, it depends on the situation.

I have little kids and I've flown AA basic at least ten times. We've ALWAYS been assigned seats together. And AA lets you bring carryons aboard for free. United basic does not permit carryons. I've only flown United BE without kids and when I could get everything into a school-sized backpack. It's fine for short flights/trips.

Lately, my calculation has been based on the delta between the basic and main prices, how likely I am to need to adjust my plans, and the ticket prices. For example, this fall, I'm flying with my family on AA basic because the basic tickets were $180 and main were $250. I decided paying $70/ticket wasn't worth it as "insurance" in case I needed to change my plans or cancel. We're planning to go on the trip. I booked the tickets and got good seats assigned by AA quickly. We'll bring carryons.

Alternatively, we're flying to Asia next spring break. While the flights are on ANA, I purchased through United because ANA credits would be harder to use than United. And I paid about $100 more for main so that we can adjust if needed. It's so far away and the tickets are so expensive that I didn't want to risk needed to change. Plus, I wanted to be able to pick my own seats on 13 hour flights.[/quote]

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