Originally Posted by
FWAAA
Sure, you can split up the PNRs, but that doesn't mean the check-in ticket agent or the gate agent or the FAs are oblivious to the situation. If it's caught at the airport or during boarding, and the parents have to be re-seated, imagine the crappy selection of seats remaining at that point. Like nothing but middles. Me? I'd just suck it up and choose non-exit row seats for the parents - any row of three will do. Or you can try to be clever.
Thanks for the reply ^
Would that happen even if the child was old enough to be travelling alone? I will change it so that one child is sitting with one parent, but exit row seating is one of the main reasons I paid (substaintially) more to fly with AA rather than UA so I don't want to just give up the chance.
Cheers,