Airline makes passenger move child’s safety seat so passenger in front could recline
Jul 25, 2016, 4:21 am
#46
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 948
Fortunately, not. The FAA regulations quite clearly state that it is the airline's responsibility to accommodate the car seat if it is approved for air travel and if a separate ticket is purchased for the baby.
It's the chicken or the egg dilemma. In the same manner I can say that the person in front shouldn't be allowed to recline if that would prevent my baby from traveling safely. If that person really wants to recline, he or she can buy two tickets (one being directly behind his/her seat), so that no one prevents the seat from being reclined.
It's the chicken or the egg dilemma. In the same manner I can say that the person in front shouldn't be allowed to recline if that would prevent my baby from traveling safely. If that person really wants to recline, he or she can buy two tickets (one being directly behind his/her seat), so that no one prevents the seat from being reclined.
And no, you cannot not say that unless you are stupid. Well, you could in the same way someone who fit in a regular seat should buy two seats to prevent a POS from sitting in their seat, too.
Jul 29, 2016, 8:56 am
#48
Join Date: Dec 2004
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A lot of people are commenting in this thread as though passengers have an absolute right to a seat to recline. However, given the fact that some seats on the plane already do not recline for safety reasons (I.e. the seats in front of the exit row) and AFAIK they are not discounted, it is clear that safety considerations trump a seat that reclines.
And for those who claim it is not a safety consideration, if the seat can't be belted in forward facing (I.e. an infant bucket seat), it definitely is a safety issue. There is some grey area where the seat and child could go either way.
And for those who claim it is not a safety consideration, if the seat can't be belted in forward facing (I.e. an infant bucket seat), it definitely is a safety issue. There is some grey area where the seat and child could go either way.