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Old Aug 30, 2018, 11:50 am
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Originally Posted by dilanesp
This is not an argument you are ever going to win.

1 parent needs to be with a small child. It's not a convenience. It is a necessity and really almost a right.

Which means that if airlines are going to sell tickets without seat assignments, they are going to need to deal wirh this situation.
How about the parents do their homework and figure out they need to buy a standard economy fare in order to receive complimentary seat assignments together instead of being cheap, and deciding they will force their inconvenient decision on other people when they board the flight.
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