Originally posted by Tango:
Please stop trying to pass moral judgment on these people just becuase they do not fit your mold. The fact that they were gone for at least 6 months has no bearing on what happend here. Just becuase you don't leave the country for 6 months does not mean others cant.
To come to the defense of the family, all passengers (lap children included) need tickets on international flights. Lap children are charged 10% of the adult fare.
Is it not reasonable to assume that since they held a ticket for their child that nothing further was needed?
As I do not have any children yet, I was unaware that a child under 2 needed a ticket. Nevertheless, unless I am shown otherwise, I still think that the family probably knew of the change for the bith date.
With regard to your claim of passing moral judgment, I disagree with you but will not make it an issue. As for taking a vacation for 6 months, god bless you or anyone else who can do that, but then don't cry poverty to me, while the rest of us have got to work for a living and have some responsibility for our families, instead of depending on the kindness of strangers.
Unless I have further info, like perhaps the people in question are disabled, I think that such a claim would appear to be suspicious.