Transport Minister urges airlines to stop separating parents, children
Mar 6, 2016, 10:16 pm
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On ULH's, it could be easily argued that the reduced (ie: 100 lbs less) weight of a kid of that age actually nets the airline a full return of their incremental costs in fuel savings. And no alcohol consumption. What's the 'math', around a pound of fuel to deliver a pound of 'payload' to the destination on the 10+ hour flights?
Mar 7, 2016, 1:32 am
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That was certainly the case many times when I travelled with my own disabled daughter, who flew 2-3 round trips per year for medical appointments, from when she was 4 up until 20 years of age.
Apr 28, 2016, 9:14 pm
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On my flight right now there is a family of 4 separated (2 parents, 1 child, 1 lap infant). The father is giving a ton of lip and attitude to the FA's and the SD for not seating them ALL together.
The children are all sitting with the mother and switches made to put them in preferred seats.
The father is in the exit row, and he's still griefing and pouting to the crew about not seating them together.
The children are all sitting with the mother and switches made to put them in preferred seats.
The father is in the exit row, and he's still griefing and pouting to the crew about not seating them together.
Apr 28, 2016, 9:17 pm
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On my flight right now there is a family of 4 separated (2 parents, 1 child, 1 lap infant). The father is giving a ton of lip and attitude to the FA's and the SD for not seating them ALL together.
The children are all sitting with the mother and switches made to put them in preferred seats.
The father is in the exit row, and he's still griefing and pouting to the crew about not seating them together.
The children are all sitting with the mother and switches made to put them in preferred seats.
The father is in the exit row, and he's still griefing and pouting to the crew about not seating them together.
When he takes a breath, ask him if he bought Tango tickets and if he did not pay for specific seats?
Then ask him why he's pestering the FAs. They had nothing to do with this.
Then ask him if I need to come down there (as mom would say)
Apr 28, 2016, 9:19 pm
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Well. Looks like he just got his way, and they shuffled more pax around and the whole family is sitting together in preferred seats.
Apr 28, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:25 pm
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:25 pm
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:26 pm
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:29 pm
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Thanks for the preflight entertainment, entitled pouty man (edit: not you, the father, for clarity).
Apr 28, 2016, 9:29 pm
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:30 pm
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Apr 28, 2016, 9:36 pm
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Diabeetus should've received a game misconduct and a 1-gave suspension.
Oh wait, what are we talking about again? Oh right... cheap-butt parents who pay for Tango and then complain as to why their 20-member family was split up to crew who had nothing to do with the self-righteous RCHHMP drama.
Apr 29, 2016, 1:53 am
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