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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is interesting to hear that families who paid a premium to choose seats together with children got separated, as in all of my traveling, that never happened to me and my kids. I always paid the extra fee to ensure we sat together and regardless of the airline, That’s always been honored.  That said, I have definitely been on airplanes where the flight attendants walk up and down the aisle looking for people to change seats to accommodate a family with small children.  I always assumed that they did not pay the extra fee and that’s why that happened. But it looks like, from some of these responses, I might have been wrong in that assumption.[/quote]

I agree with this.  My kids are teenagers now, but I have never had a situation where we chose seats before traveling and when we got to the airport, the seats had been moved and we were split up.  Does this really happen a lot?  [/quote]

I’m sure it’s rare, but that it happens. [/quote]

I got moved away from my husband and son because I failed to change my surname at marriage and the airline decided I could therefore be separated from my toddler.[/quote]

Is your husband incapable of caring for your toddler? One parent for one kid is perfectly acceptable. [/quote]

We'd paid for our seating allocation, and it annoys me when airlines move women around because they think they won't complain. Never happens to my husband. Why shouldn't I have been allowed to travel with my family? [/quote]

I would be thrilled to be separated. Would grab my book and run to my newly assigned seat and enjoy a nice peaceful flight. You are allowed to travel with your family, you're just being inflexible and difficult about seating assignments. You could just roll with the punches.[/quote]

+1. Add this to the reasons not to change your name. “Sorry, hun, happened again!  Hope you and Larlo have a great flight!”[/quote]

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