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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't they just raise prices across the board and give a discount for middle seats instead?

The end result is the same (windows and aisles cost more), but people will be much less pissed off because they're not getting hit with extra fees and they can choose to save money by picking the cheaper middle seats.

I personally have never had an issue with rude people and DC (now 3.5yrs) and I fly relatively often (3x/yr or so) and have since he was about 8wks old. It's always just been the two of us and we've been booked separately once, when he was 2, and the agents fixed it right away.

Unaccompianed minors start at age 5, so I can see airlines not wanting to make adjustments for kids that age and older. Under 5 though . . . it seems like it would be in everyone's best interest to make sure the kid is sitting with at least one parent.[/quote]

I completely agree.  If they are too young to fly unaccompanied per the airlines own policy then the airline has a responsibility to ensure they are seated with the accompanying adult.  It is just common sense and putting their own policy in place.[/quote]

I don't disagree that kids and parents should be together but your premise is flawed. If you are on the same plane as your child, even in different parts of the plane, he is not unaccompanied in the same way as a child who has nobody on the plane with him. You will escort him onto the plane and off the plane, make sure he doesn't get lost, and you can get up and attend to him if he is sick or has an emergency. It really doesn't involve the same safety and liability concerns as a child traveling truly unaccompanied.  So, while it is annoying, it's not inconsistent for airlines to require an adult to be on the plane with a young child but not let them sit together. [/quote]

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