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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't normally fly Southwest and I have no kind of status with them. A relative used points to buy tickets for me and my 10 year old to fly from BWI to Raleigh (and back) for a visit.  These will be weekday flights in August so hopefully not crowded, but I'm still a little worried about seating.  Is there anything I can or should do to ensure we have no trouble sitting together on the flights? [/quote]

Before I had kids, I never liked to fly Southwest. I always thought it was somehow a lesser airline. However, after having kids it’s the only airline I fly unless I cannot because of the route, or some other reason.  I love Southwest because there are lots of kids and babies on board who are crying etc. and it makes me feel very very comfortable if my children aren’t being perfectl. And that’s in stark contrast to something like United where you have eye rollers who think because they paid for premium economy, or something like that that they’re entitled to complete silence.

[b]All the negative attention about children and parents sitting together is disturbing, but quite frankly[/b] I’ve never experienced it. I’ve never known anyone who has personally experienced it, and I have never had a problem sleeping with my kids, even when they were babies.  [/quote]

What is the big deal. Parents want to sit with their kids and people are freaking out. What if there was an emergency on the plan, are the strangers on the plane sitting near my child really going to look out for them or comfort them? [/quote]

I agree it rarely happens but it did on my most recent flight. Flight attendants made several announcements. Mom was basically refusing to sit down until they accommodated her. (This was Southwest.) When someone finally relented it turns out the “kid” mom was demanding to sit with was as tall as mom. The kid looked mortified. [/quote]They should have been removed from the plane.[/quote]

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