Transport Minister urges airlines to stop separating parents, children
Oct 3, 2015, 1:36 pm
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The idea of eating a cake and having a cake is always a hopeless one! Interestingly enough some people never give up trying!
Oct 3, 2015, 2:15 pm
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Every passenger receives a preselected seat at no charge. Parents, kids, fat, skinny, etc etc.
This doesn't have to be about giving a party of two or more a free seat selection. This is just about one thing: keep a child and one parent together, particularly if booked in the same PNR. It's not hard. It doesn't cost anything, it doesn't even provide a "free benefit" to anyone.
The same way that a passenger must answer a bunch of questions for safety's sake when assigned an exit seat (or choosing one), an adult on a booking including a minor should be kept seated together, again for safety's sake.
This is clearly an AC issue and not an entitlement issue.
This doesn't have to be about giving a party of two or more a free seat selection. This is just about one thing: keep a child and one parent together, particularly if booked in the same PNR. It's not hard. It doesn't cost anything, it doesn't even provide a "free benefit" to anyone.
The same way that a passenger must answer a bunch of questions for safety's sake when assigned an exit seat (or choosing one), an adult on a booking including a minor should be kept seated together, again for safety's sake.
This is clearly an AC issue and not an entitlement issue.
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Oct 3, 2015, 2:58 pm
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According to this
http://whyaircanadasucks.com/air-can...lation-policy/
One can't even be guaranteed two seats together after being charged the seat selection fee!
http://whyaircanadasucks.com/air-can...lation-policy/
One can't even be guaranteed two seats together after being charged the seat selection fee!
Oct 3, 2015, 3:36 pm
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According to this
http://whyaircanadasucks.com/air-can...lation-policy/
One can't even be guaranteed two seats together after being charged the seat selection fee!
http://whyaircanadasucks.com/air-can...lation-policy/
One can't even be guaranteed two seats together after being charged the seat selection fee!
Anyway, at best unclear. I suspect disingenuous.
Oct 3, 2015, 3:40 pm
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I do, however, have first hand experience with it being completely impossible to select seats on codeshares and being separated at time of boarding.
Oct 3, 2015, 4:08 pm
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Talk about exaggerated responses. No don't nationalize, who even suggested anything even remotely like that?. Don't even try to regulate TBH unless a company shows itself totally unwilling or incapable of utilizing common sense or ( if you believe the UK CAA) continues to have business practices that ultimately seem to put profit before safety.
As for IRROPS I wonder how UK airlines or airlines in other parts of the world that don't have this silly system ever cope.
As for IRROPS I wonder how UK airlines or airlines in other parts of the world that don't have this silly system ever cope.
Oct 3, 2015, 5:27 pm
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I have actually been reasonably successful at that. Hardest part often is to obtain the booking reference on the other airline.
Oct 3, 2015, 6:34 pm
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Not quite sure what does means. Paying up for F/J? What are the odds of that being available after a snow storm and 200 cancelled flights? Certainly last winter we were in paid F and voluntarily downgraded ourselves so that we could get out of DEN rather than waiting 4 days. The gate agent at UA in fact managed to get us all seated together. We are very grateful for what she did. But that was out of good will. I would prefer if there is legislative back up.
Oct 3, 2015, 6:42 pm
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Oct 3, 2015, 8:47 pm
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just had opportunity to pay if forward at YUL SE check-in, where I let 3 separate travelers go ahead who were in the business line as they had their flights cancelled and all needed to get rebooked.
I couldn;t care less if someone did this for me, but was the right thing to do in these particular circumstances, and I spent my time catching up on Candy Crush.
helping others when things go wrong including seat assignments always has merit, but not because someone decides that they should get to seat together when they had opportunity to buy assigned seats - big difference in mind anyway.
I couldn;t care less if someone did this for me, but was the right thing to do in these particular circumstances, and I spent my time catching up on Candy Crush.
helping others when things go wrong including seat assignments always has merit, but not because someone decides that they should get to seat together when they had opportunity to buy assigned seats - big difference in mind anyway.
Mar 5, 2016, 7:29 am
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http://globalnews.ca/news/2558743/pa...tes-firestorm/
A parent’s Facebook post about a stressful travel experience for her husband and young child is resonating with moms and dads across the city. The father and daughter were seated apart on an Air Canada flight Thursday. But as Caryn Lieberman found out, there is no regulation forcing airlines to seat kids and parents together.
A parent’s Facebook post about a stressful travel experience for her husband and young child is resonating with moms and dads across the city. The father and daughter were seated apart on an Air Canada flight Thursday. But as Caryn Lieberman found out, there is no regulation forcing airlines to seat kids and parents together.
Mar 5, 2016, 7:40 am
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http://globalnews.ca/news/2558743/pa...tes-firestorm/
A parent’s Facebook post about a stressful travel experience for her husband and young child is resonating with moms and dads across the city. The father and daughter were seated apart on an Air Canada flight Thursday. But as Caryn Lieberman found out, there is no regulation forcing airlines to seat kids and parents together.
A parent’s Facebook post about a stressful travel experience for her husband and young child is resonating with moms and dads across the city. The father and daughter were seated apart on an Air Canada flight Thursday. But as Caryn Lieberman found out, there is no regulation forcing airlines to seat kids and parents together.
Mar 5, 2016, 9:23 am
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Perhaps the aircanada.com web page ought to have a question showing up when booking for multiple passengers, asking if they want to book setaas together. And charge for seat assignments.
With a big warning that if they do not buy seat assignments they likely won't be seated together.
With a big warning that if they do not buy seat assignments they likely won't be seated together.
Mar 5, 2016, 9:50 am
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Perhaps the aircanada.com web page ought to have a question showing up when booking for multiple passengers, asking if they want to book setaas together. And charge for seat assignments.
With a big warning that if they do not buy seat assignments they likely won't be seated together.
With a big warning that if they do not buy seat assignments they likely won't be seated together.
Mar 5, 2016, 9:54 am
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Perhaps the aircanada.com web page ought to have a question showing up when booking for multiple passengers, asking if they want to book setaas together. And charge for seat assignments.
With a big warning that if they do not buy seat assignments they likely won't be seated together.
With a big warning that if they do not buy seat assignments they likely won't be seated together.
Seriously though, it' not as if the different parts of the tube are going to different places.
Helicopter parenting is such a #fail for the kids.
