Originally Posted by
Aliquot
I know Alaska Airlines will automatically block out the middle seat next to a lap infant unless the flight is full. Its a great policy. I've had numerous flights the only empty seat on the plane the one next to ours. I wish other airlines would do this. Not only is nice for the baby and parent, it makes for a more pleasant flight for the unlucky person in the middle seat.
I just had this happen to me on American: I chose a window seat with an unoccupied middle seat next to me while traveling with a lap infant. Next time I checked the seat map, it showed that seat was occupied. I thought it was a customer who had selected that seat, but when I asked about being moved next to an unoccupied seat at the airport, the agent looked and saw that it was blocked for the infant.
Anyone know if that is standard policy or if I somehow got lucky? It was otherwise a fairly full flight.