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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those that want to rearrange everyone are not paying extra to select the seats.[/quote]

Yes, they need to pay extra. [/quote]

Clearly some of you have been extremely blessed in your family travel experiences.  We ALWAYS pay to select our seats in advance so that at least one adult is seated with the kids, and about 50% of the time when we actually check in, either at the airport or online, they have changed our damn seats!  This has been true across multiple airlines.  I would never ask for someone to take a middle seat for an aisle or window, but I will to switch like for like and so far we have never run into anyone petty enough to refuse just because it’s their right.[/quote]

It sounds more like you are either extremely unlucky or are doing something wrong. We live overseas and have flown at least a dozen times a year with our now 10 and 8 year old kids since they were babies (sometimes but not always pre booking seats and including a number of occasions when our initial flight was changed/rebooked last minute). There have only been 2 occasions out of the 100+ flights taken where we were separated and both times the airline reassigned our seats at the gate before we boarded so that one parent was with each child.

Yes, it’s possible we’ve been incredibly lucky but I’ve compared notes with several of my expat friends who also frequently fly with their kids and they’ve had similar experiences.

If you are truly being separated from your kids on flights 50% of the time when paying to sit with them you should reconsider your booking practices or airline carrier because that doesn’t sound at all normal.[/quote]

Oh, well since you compared notes clearly I must be lying or incompetent.  Or like I said, you have been extremely lucky 🙄

And since you are so superior, please explain WTH you mean by “reconsider my booking practices”.  My booking practices currently include choosing my flight, selecting our seats, paying for the flights and seats.  What exactly am I missing?

(And if it’s not clear from my tone, you sound like a total AH)[/quote]

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