Originally Posted by
nineworldseries
it's only less stressful because you don't seem to want to pay anything to guarantee that your family sits together. On AA or DL for example, you can pay extra and guarantee that you all sit together. That's not less stressful that just hoping at the airport and on the plane that you'll all get seats together?
Paying extra to ensure that family members sit together certainly isn't "guaranteed" on AA or DL. Aircraft swaps or schedule changes leading up to departure will almost certainly result in seating assignments being scrambled, resulting in families having to hawk their reservations all the way up until boarding.