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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are a family of 4 and all had to sit separately.  (kids were 8 and 10)  The flight attendant tried desperately to get someone to move so my 8 yr old who was freaking out about sitting alone would be able to sit next to one of us, but no one budged!!

After the 4th announcement by the flight attendant a man moved to another seat and asked the man next to him, whom he didn't know, to move too in a kind of "come on man, let's do this" kind of way.  I'm so thankful for him.

I'll always look for other airlines before I look for Southwest again.  It's not the service, the flight attendant was so nice and really tried, but I will always opt for any airline with assigned seats from now on.

I posted this on a different thread about SW and got dogged out because of it.  I was told my child is old enough to get over it, that I was acting entitled, why should they give up their seat, etc. Typical DCUM nastiness, but I never thought that people were as nasty as they sometimes act on here in real life. I was dead wrong because that must have been some of the thoughts of the people on the plane since they wouldn't move.
 
[u]It is astounding to me that we as a society in a first world country where we pride ourselves on our civilized lifestyle and high education that we have become so selfish and arrogant that it is too inconvenient to switch seats so a crying child could sit next to their parent on a cross country 6 hour plane trip.
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I'm going to guess that you are about 5'4", right?  Because if you were 6'4", you'd understand that it's not just inconvenient to sit in a middle seat for a 6 hour cross country trip. It's really uncomfortable. But hey, that's their problem, right?  Your connecting flight was delayed, so they get to spend the next 6 hours with their knees in their chin. Heaven forbid the repercussions of your bad luck fall on you - make someone else bear the burden. Unreal. Note:  I'd most likely move for a kid. But your outrage that random passengers won't inconvenience themselves to make sure your flight is as comfortable as can be is absurd. The irony is, I'm sure you are a recliner, too. [/quote]

NP here.  if you are 6'4 and you think you have materially more room for your legs in the window or aisle seat, that means you are a leg spreader - please know that we all hate you.  including me, a 6'0 woman - who will gladly tell you to get your legs out of my space.  i can't tell how long your legs are but i'm going to guess they are no longer than mine (36" inseam).  yes, sometimes it sucks to be tall, like on airplanes and in old stadiums and movie theaters.  but most of the time it is awesome so suck it up.  [/quote]

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