How do I do this???
Jul 10, 2013 | 5:18 am
#16
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 179
(If the daughter is in, say, "14A", but the next elite is in "31D"...then you would be in 31D, while the daughter is in 14A).
IMO, 11 is old enough to sit alone on the plane, if she is well behaved. Thus, I would give her the upgrade, and tell her to sit up front and be good. Turning down an upgrade is a "last resort"...you need to keep that benefit in the family...
Jul 10, 2013 | 5:30 am
#17
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: Delta Gold
Posts: 622
Delta thinks an 11-year-old (or a 6-year-old for that matter) is old enough to sit alone in the same cabin as a parent, but not old enough to sit in a different cabin.
And yes, the logistics of the upgrades and how they affect seating are among the perils of separate PNRs. I don't think parents should have to give up all chance of an upgrade for themselves and their child from the outset, but they do have to monitor the situation and cut bait early enough to get seats together in coach if it looks like both upgrades won't come through.
And yes, the logistics of the upgrades and how they affect seating are among the perils of separate PNRs. I don't think parents should have to give up all chance of an upgrade for themselves and their child from the outset, but they do have to monitor the situation and cut bait early enough to get seats together in coach if it looks like both upgrades won't come through.
Jul 10, 2013 | 6:29 am
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: DCA
Programs: UA US CO AA DL FL
Posts: 50,253
To repeat. The child must either travel as a UM, and pay the UM fee, or in the same cabin as the responsible adult (OP).
The priority here for DL is on the child's safety and security not the parent's creature comforts (such as domestic F may be). Hopefully, the parent has the child's interests at heart. If this means flying in steerage, so be it.
Jul 10, 2013 | 6:49 am
#19
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: LA
Programs: DL GM, HH Diamond
Posts: 727
