Flying in different cabin than spouse
 

Wife and I are always in same cabin, typically F award tickets internationally. A few years ago, wife needed to take a paid flight to reach MM status on UA just before merger with CO. She bought Y and got instant mileage upgrade to J. I had to fly separately to destination, a day earlier. I flew F both ways, but first offered her the F return seat.

I disliked the experience of flying 14 hours in separate cabins, and will avoid it in the future. We have a lot of fun celebrating the onset and end of our vacations while inflight. Just can't do it right when seated apart.

Flying in different cabin than spouse
 

Well I have left my wife in the regular line to go through pre check by myself but now that we have a toddler I'd feel too guilty to go by myself.

As for on the flight we would probably alternate who gets up front each time.

no way. ever. i've gotten in trouble for much much much less.

Using award tickets we have 1 in F & 1 J both ways two different redemptions. If another F seat doesn't open we'll keep what we have. We haven't decided whether to fly in separate cabins or to make someone in J very happy. We've booked like this to visit the F lounges and have hope for another F seat.

Y and J > Wife sits in J.
F and J > Wife sits in J.

We do this. I don't have status so the ONLY time I get to fly in premium cabin is if we get upgraded or using his miles. If we're in split cabins, he offers for me to have the better one just because it's much more infrequent for me (and of course, I accept).


I don't think this is sexist at all. Blame the sexist business world for typically sending men all over the world and collecting miles/points/status. If I was traveling all over the world and collecting miles/points/status as a woman, I would bump him up over myself on our one or two vacations a year too!

Let me ask a variation: flying with wife and 8 year old daughter this summer, domestic 2 leg flight. I'm booked "F," they're coach. I was planning on letting my very well behaved 8 year old fly in my seat on one leg, and my wife on the other. What do people think about someone letting an 8 year old fly in F with both parents in the back? She's flown a lot, and behaves great on a flight. I figured I'd tell her 1 strike you're out, and ask the FA to alert me if she causes a problem, and she's back in coach with me.
I'm more confused about using my pre✔️ Without them.

I'm pretty sure minors have to be in same cabin as at least one parent

This seems completely illogical to me, especially if one person using the Precheck line also simplifies the process for the person in the regular grope-me line. (e.g., I take the kids and carryons with me to the Precheck line.)

+1. This is logical.

jrl767 is correct. Minors of a certain age (typically under 12-15 years old depending on the airline) have to be in the same cabin as one parent, unless they are on an unaccompanied minors ticket. In which case, you would need to ticket your daughter in F as an unaccompanied minor.

Yes it is. But I'm not a person ruled solely by logic, and I have emotional connections to some people that are important to me (and to them).

I would say that hassle shared is hassle doubled, actually.

I also have emotional connections with people that are important to me. Those emotional connections don't require me being in physical proximity to them at all times, allow me to be happy when they have a more enjoyable experience than me (and vice versa), and generally are not reliant on us standing in lines together.

I get that different people have various preferences, and that's fine. But please don't take your own opinion that being separated from your companions is such a big deal and impose it on others who feel it is not.

Most carriers would make you pay the UM fee.

Sometimes, my mom tags along with my dad for his business trips, and since he has to head to meetings straight off the plane, she insists that he take his paid for business class ticket so he can have a productive meeting. Her reasoning is that it's more important for him to be well rested so he can work to provide for the family while for her, it's a purely pleasure trip.

Though for the most part, my parents rarely travel together as they have different schedules, and they'd prefer the house to not be left alone for too long if they can help it.

If my husband or I got an upgrade from J to F I don't know who would sit in it. He wouldn't automatically give it to me and I would not expect him to.