Back at my computer after the holiday and thought I'd share an interesting experience with fellow FT'ers.

I was on a United Express flight over the holiday and there was couple with a lap held child in front of me. The FA advised them they needed to move to the other side of the A/C and an even numbered row for the infant oxygen mask. So they moved. To row 8 - the emergency exit row. The FA maybe didn't notice and we proceeded to depart. Upon preparing for arrival, the FA came back and told this couple they'd have to move again due to the exit row. Well this certainly ticked off the female half of the couple. They moved.

Then came time to turn off all PEDs. Including the infant's DVD player. The female half again protested. Her logic was that it was keeping the child quiet and it was only 10 minutes until landing anyways. For the remaining 10 minutes I witnessed the male half doing everything he could to get the female half to calm down, quiet down, and go with the flow.

However, she did make a good point during her "discussion" which was why did the FA allow the A/C to depart with a lap held child in the emergency exit row? At the time, I was a bit ticked and though about sending Skywest a letter, but since then I've had a plenty of holiday cheer and let it slide.

I'm curious to hear what other FT'ers think.