Originally Posted by
stephem
In normal times we would have gone, we really were trying to be respectful of people around us. And as far as putting the screws to the airline, give me a reason i should cancel and let them resell the tickets? There are a few threads on the Delta forum about this. They are our seats, why should the carrier be allowed to resell them?
Because those are the rules you agreed to when you bought the tickets. You would seriously have flown with three kids with ear infections even if this happened last year? Regardless, that’s your choice. But why blame the airline and try to hurt them because you bought inflexible tickets and no insurance and then wanted the flexibility? Overbooking and reselling for no-shows or non refundable cancellations is what keeps prices down for all of us. Just own the decisions you made and move on. Don’t be petty and try to ‘punish’ the airline when they did nothing wrong.