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Anonymous wrote:There was a guy on my last flight who was in the emergency row with a very religious couple who had a lap baby. He claimed he didn't want to sit next to a baby, but the vibe was really that he didn't want to be near Jewish people either. It started getting loud so I told the flight attendant I love babies and would be happy to switch with the man from my aisle seat if that would help.

He agreed and I whispered to the couple that I was jewish too, and spent a three hour flight with extra leg room, a window seat and playing patty cake with a cute baby.

A baby was allowed in the exit row? That shouldn’t have happened.

It didn’t happen. Minimum age is 15 and they are very strict.

I think the person meant bulkhead. They look pretty similar space and footroom wise.

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/should-you-select-a-bulkhead-seat-when-traveling-with-a-baby/

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Anonymous wrote:There was a guy on my last flight who was in the emergency row with a very religious couple who had a lap baby. He claimed he didn't want to sit next to a baby, but the vibe was really that he didn't want to be near Jewish people either. It started getting loud so I told the flight attendant I love babies and would be happy to switch with the man from my aisle seat if that would help.

He agreed and I whispered to the couple that I was jewish too, and spent a three hour flight with extra leg room, a window seat and playing patty cake with a cute baby.

A baby was allowed in the exit row? That shouldn’t have happened.

It didn’t happen. Minimum age is 15 and they are very strict.

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Anonymous wrote:Every time I have needed to ask a stranger to switch seats so I can sit next to my kids, it has 100% been because the airline switched our seats (I'm looking at Delta, who has done this 3 times over the last 10 years, I always pay to pick my seats). This has even happened when we flew business class.

Now my kids are old enough that if we got reassigned we would just roll with it, but once it was when my son was 18 months old. It was insane.

I travel a few times a month and have never had my reserved seat changed. Do you get to the gate and the desk agent moves you? How does this happen?

You can't fly that much if you've never had a flight changed and rebooked where you don't get to choose your seats. Or if you haven't had an airline substitute a different plane so you end up with different seat assignments. Both are common occurrences and are legitimate reasons why parents end up seated separately from their parents.

I have had this happen but I typically travel alone. I’ve been in some major problems but it’s usually just me and it becomes an I just want to get there situation. My plans are not complicated and I would be flexible, if asked. I’m not so sure this would be the case if I had a companion.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?

That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

You are insane. Ask the airline, not us.

Moron, that's not how it works and you know it.

Why do you care if you sit in 6A or 7A, assuming neither is exit row? I'd rather sit next to my friend/husband/wife/child/mother than next to a stranger. Wouldn't you?

Nah it’s always middle row people asking aisle row people to move.

It’s very hard to choose seats on foreign carriers. I had an American carrier for my US flight and could choose to pay more for my seats for that flight. No amount of calling, looking online or anything could let me choose seats on my 15 hour foreign flight. I was dying because I had a 3, 5 and an 8 year old. The 8 year old could survive but even the 5 year old might cry and the 3 year old- no way. We even cried to the gate agents at our first flight and they couldn’t help us. Luckily the gate agents when we made it to the foreign flight fixed it all.

There should be a system that shows when a kid 5 and under is traveling with a parent and doesn’t allow them to be separated. I shouldn’t have to beg. Also we had all our flights cancelled once and when rebooked we were all over the plane. Luckily my youngest was 2 and became a lap baby instead of being separated from me.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?

That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious 8 year old the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

This is “jerk store” caliber response. Have you ever actually interacted with your fellow humans before?

I plagiarized the response from you.

If I'm bad for re-posting it, that would make you worse for inventing it.

You are very clever.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?

That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious 8 year old the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

This is “jerk store” caliber response. Have you ever actually interacted with your fellow humans before?

I plagiarized the response from you.

If I'm bad for re-posting it, that would make you worse for inventing it.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?

That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

You are insane. Ask the airline, not us.

Moron, that's not how it works and you know it.

Why do you care if you sit in 6A or 7A, assuming neither is exit row? I'd rather sit next to my friend/husband/wife/child/mother than next to a stranger. Wouldn't you?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?

That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious 8 year old the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

This is “jerk store” caliber response. Have you ever actually interacted with your fellow humans before?

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Airlines should be required to seat kids under a certain age with a parent. We had an airline try to seat our 3 year old alone. No, fix that.

This requirement will cause airlines to lose seat selection revenue; the response will be higher ticket prices for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?

That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

You are insane. Ask the airline, not us.

I would switch seats only to be next to Mel Gibson.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s bizarre to me how attached some people immediately become to their arbitrarily assigned (or selected) seat for a one-time flight. As if you have birth to that seat, or spent years lovingly designing it or hand-crafting it.

I assume it’s just a temporary psychotic reaction to the stress and dehumanization that is modern commercial air flight.

I actually have to pay to select seat. Why would you think you are entitled to take something I paid for from me?

That’s not what “asking” means, ya nutjob.

Seriously, I just asked you if you would be willing to sit in 6B so that I can sit in 7B next to my 8 year old. I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious seat 7B the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

I understand that it’s your right to treat your precious 8 year old the way Milton treats his stapler, but it’s my right to think you’re insane.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a boomer guy not want to switch seats with my spouse who was randomly assigned a different seatat the back of first class he claimed wanting to be off the plane first. I was like ok but it did make for an awkward rest of the flight. It's always the old people who are inflexible and think they are king.

Boomer guy was correct here. You’re rude and entitled, as well as ageist.

- not a Boomer

Not op but I would disagree with you. Boomers are really bad about being in. Also the ones that yell at scream at the stewardess. I just hate their entitlement. They're a very bad people

My adult children whine so much more than us.

You raised whiny children.

Nice job, boomer.

See, always blame other people. So typical.

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I blame the airlines. It should be an automatic, free service, to sit families together.

Airlines should be required to seat kids under a certain age with a parent. We had an airline try to seat our 3 year old alone. No, fix that.