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Old Sep 25, 2019, 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by songsc
solo adult friendly?
Rouge FAs are 25 and underpaid, so...
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Old Sep 25, 2019, 4:18 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
This is surprising in light of all the recent reports complaining about families not being able to sit together on AC.
They can sit together on AC, it just costs your firstborn to do so
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Old Sep 25, 2019, 6:05 pm
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Originally Posted by rankourabu
They can sit together on AC, it just costs your firstborn to do so
Or if "together" means on the same aircraft going to the same destination.
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Old Sep 25, 2019, 6:23 pm
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Yes, the airline that had to be told by the government to make sure 2 year olds don't sit next to a stranger instead of a parent is the most family-friendly airline.
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Old Sep 25, 2019, 7:29 pm
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Originally Posted by rankourabu
They can sit together on AC, it just costs your firstborn to do so
Come on, guys. AC does sit families together for free. As long as families ask for it. You cannot blame AC for not sitting together families who don't ask. But no, instead of blaming themselves which would be the fair thing to do, they still blame AC.
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Old Sep 25, 2019, 7:34 pm
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They need to board families with small children before Zone 1 in order to become a true family-friendly airline.
Current priority is not good enough? Why should families be ahead of zone 1? Current system seems very reasonable to me, with families already boarding early in the process, before the bulk of the Y cabin gets on. That a couple of SEs in Y get in before them should make very little difference.
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Old Sep 26, 2019, 10:17 am
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Originally Posted by RangerNS
Rouge FAs are 25 and underpaid, so...
Well that may makes them the best airline for solo single adult traveler

And based on the personality of some of them, I am not even sure if they can make this award.
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Old Sep 26, 2019, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by songsc
solo single adult traveler
Originally Posted by songsc
solo adult traveler
I'm not sure why you need the distinction.

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Old Sep 26, 2019, 4:07 pm
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Come on, guys. AC does sit families together for free.
Do they? They waive seat selection fees in advance if you bring along a kid?
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Old Sep 26, 2019, 4:29 pm
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Originally Posted by rankourabu
Do they? They waive seat selection fees in advance if you bring along a kid?
Yes, ever since the government made them (or threatened to make them).
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Old Sep 26, 2019, 4:29 pm
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Originally Posted by rankourabu
Do they? They waive seat selection fees in advance if you bring along a kid?
Yes... sort of.

They will sit you all in a group together with assigned seats. You cannot SELECT seats, or change what they give you.

But you will get seats confirmed together.
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Old Sep 26, 2019, 5:09 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
Yes... sort of.

They will sit you all in a group together with assigned seats. You cannot SELECT seats, or change what they give you.

But you will get seats confirmed together.
Yes but if you call and get a sympathetic agent, they will move you pretty much to any seat you want for free, except for preferred seats of course.

Having done several trips on AC with our daughter from the time she was 6 months old, I would say that AC is at best kid-neutral. I wouldn’t go as far as call them kid-friendly. However that may be my perception because of status and thus can get the family into lounges and get priority boarding anyway.
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Old Sep 26, 2019, 6:33 pm
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Originally Posted by CardMaster
They need to board families with small children before Zone 1 in order to become a true family-friendly airline.
IME, AC gates run by United tend to board families first (or maybe I’m just remembering MSP multiple times so maybe just 1 place but I don’t think so.

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
This is surprising in light of all the recent reports complaining about families not being able to sit together on AC.
Or perhaps the best reason to purchase this “award”.
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Old Sep 30, 2019, 8:04 am
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Current priority is not good enough? Why should families be ahead of zone 1? Current system seems very reasonable to me, with families already boarding early in the process, before the bulk of the Y cabin gets on. That a couple of SEs in Y get in before them should make very little difference.
Do you want families and their kids bump into you with their oversized diaper bags and toys as they walk past you while you're sitting and enjoying your welcome drink ?
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Old Sep 30, 2019, 8:12 am
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Originally Posted by CardMaster
Do you want families and their kids bump into you with their oversized diaper bags and toys as they walk past you while you're sitting and enjoying your welcome drink ?
As opposed to being bumped by those same families and their baby/kid equipment at the gate, where you're standing rather than sitting and don't have a PDB?
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