Originally Posted by
Stgermainparis
In my post, I wrote about all but one child flying. I never split us up when we are all flying. And we have flown 4 without one child in the past. But if it’s easy to do 2 and 2 on separate flights so the kid back home doesn’t lose everyone, then I’ll do it. Less stress for me personally.
My post was not on your special situation but on the general topic of why and when to separate family members and why company travel policies make it mandatory for top management not to take the same flight.
I have just stated my personal opinion on it without expecting that people will agree on it and I'm fine with if they do not. It think this is fundamental base of having a civilized conversation. Exchange of opinions (at best with some arguments backing them), listen to the other. At the end it is up to the individual how to decide for him/her.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Same car thing avoided for same reason at times, definitely. Same food? Seems to be pushing it unless the whole family is an assassination target from a state actor or has untrustworthy household help.
I could ask now why car, aircraft but not food. I think food poising is more common that fatal plane crashes. I just want to give an example that while there is maybe a individual reasonable explanation to do the separation thing it is not based on probabilities but on personal preferences. So at the end if someone asks what the flyertalk community things about it we only can say that there is nor rational mathematical explanation but just a personal preference on what feels better.