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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]They[/b] probably wanted the seats for someone else.  They tried to do that to me once and force us to give up our seat for our child we paid for a standby.  I refused as we were flying to a medical appointment and next flight out was the next day and we’d miss the appointment. Thankfully they let our kid have their seat. [/quote]

Who is "they"?  The flight attendants?  They don't get compensated based on who is flying, and in fact get dinged pretty heavily if a flight is late related to their actions.  I think you misinterpreted the situation, or there may have been other information you assumed but weren't actually told.[/quote]

I did not misinterpret anything.  The flight attendant told us we had to remove our car seat and child from their seat, and put the child on our lap (the child was over two but barely two so maybe they didn't realize child had to be in a seat), and give the seat to someone else.  We paid for the seat and we were not putting a 2-year-old on our lap (or a child of any age as it's unsafe).  They wanted the seat for someone else.  That would have been fine if we didn't pay for the seat, but we paid for it and the child was a paying customer like everyone else.  I had to show them the medical appointment and the child's birth certificate and there was a lot of drama.  Otherwise, I would have gotten off the plane and driven but we would not have made the appointment in time and waited months for the appointment (and there was no equal specialist in this area).  [/quote]

To be clear, you were sitting in your seats on the plane, and a flight attendant told you this, not a gate agent before boarding?

It's possible an attendant got too far out over their skis, but that is not all acceptable if you all 3 had assigned seats and they were trying to IDB you when already on board. I can see how that situation would be awful, but I don't think it is very common at all.[/quote]

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