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[quote=Anonymous][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]

What? The bonus of sitting next to your two year old is that they are tiny and you get heaps more shoulder room. You can lift the arm rests. Why would I want to be shoved into a middle seat between two massive linebackers when I've paid extra to sit with my child?[/quote]

There aren't a lot of bonuses to sitting next to 2 year olds. If it's such a big deal swap with your husband. Nobody is going to check. But I'd rather not deal with all the demands, snacks, dropped toys, diaper changes, and the other fun of traveling with a 2 year olds. Your kid will be fine sitting away from you for a few hours when the other parent is right there. You can switch mid flight, you can walk down and visit them, this is really not the big ordeal you're making it out to be.[/quote]

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