Originally Posted by
azepine00
No it has nothing to do with entitlement.
Its the same courtesy that we extent to the elderly by offering them a seat on a bus or perhaps to pregnant women who we let to go ahead of us in some line etc etc..
calling the need for a small child to sit with a parent "entitlement" is just messed up...
It should not be hard for ua to keep young children together with parents as they normally do on countless flights on any fare to avoid reseating issues (which are indeed unfair to others)...
I take public transportation and will give up my seat for the elderly, disabled, and families. I do that as a courtesy. I did not pay more for my fare than the mother with children. Seniors and disabled get a discount and if I live long enough or have a change of ability I will receive the same discount.
It was a choice to purchase Basic Economy ticket; others pay more to have the ability to chose the seat. Why was it fair to take away the aisle seat of someone for the person who chose the Basic Economy fare?
Entitlement is believing that one’s needs come at the expense or inconvenience of another. Does one get to demand an SUV after paying for a subcompact so the family can be together in the same car?