Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
I agree. Why should I switch to a middle seat to accommodate someone who wasn't willing to pay for it and hasn't earned it by flying a lot? It's a favor that I don't have to grant and will not grant to people exhibiting the attitude that they're entitled because they have children with them.
This. Most family vacations are booked several weeks in advance. There are plenty of seats together open in rows 40+ at that point, but people love to book middle seats near the front then try and get people to move so they can be next to their ten-year-old. I have yet to bite when asked to give up my aisle/window in front and move to a middle seat in the row in front of the exit so a child can move up to be with their parent. If the parent wants to be with their child so much, they can either move back or, even easier than that, book seats together in row 42.