Originally Posted by
HomerJay
So this family bought a seat for their 18-year old on this flight, then bought him ANOTHER seat on an earlier flight so that they could use his seat on THIS flight for their infant? Well, that's probably not acceptable according to the small print of the CoC and Delta policy, but common sense and common decency and family values should prevail. It's the family's seat. We're talking about an infant sleeping on a redeye.
Jeez. How tone deaf can you be????
exactly. they are probably not frequent fliers. They assumed that since they paid for this seat they can use it for their lap child. it's not like they're bringing some random person into this seat. they're simply using it for somebody who has already been cleared for this flight. However, it's important that the airline knows who's on this flight. They need to know that the older child is not on this flight and that it's being used for their lap child. however, airlines seem to lack common sense. hopefully this spate of big stories will make airlines re-evaluate their policies.