Originally Posted by
smmrfld
Yet another example of damned if you do, damned if you don't in the travel industry. Sometimes I think travel providers just can't win, no matter how hard they try; someone will always take offense at the slightest thing.
You read offense in the OP?
I read curiosity and some concern that a passenger giving up a seat for a non existent child might get irritated if it turns out there is no child.
Surely you've read enough posts on FT about giving up your seat for others to confirm this is a real possibility.
And enough posts about COS's that NEVER do what the OP does, to afford him significant props for caring enough about his fellow travelers to bother with this. Even on WN, which is famous for enforcing the 2 seat rule, this rule is more evident in its breach than in its compliance.