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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:38 PM

mercuryblues (6,692 posts)

103. gee

I would have thought that one child getting molested in the name of profit would be to many.

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149 replies	Author	Time	Post
Airlines charging 'you-get-to-sit-with-your-kid' fee [View all]	liberal N proud	Sep 2012	OP
That is nuts... so they are going to thrust responsibility for these kids on complete strangers...	hlthe2b	Sep 2012	#1
Anyone who pays is throwing their money away. Just switch seats. Nobody wants to sit next to a	leveymg	Sep 2012	#27
they will though, because they don't want to have to face a young frantic child being told to sit	hlthe2b	Sep 2012	#46
Some people will pay extra for an assurance the plane has wings, if that's a suggested up or option.	leveymg	Sep 2012	#49
Yeah this happend to us - 3 separated seats	cemaphonic	Sep 2012	#75
Most of the time, maybe, but not always	Major Nikon	Sep 2012	#141
They've put us into bad seats before.	Panasonic	Sep 2012	#2
Until they start charging an aisle seat "convenience fee"	hatrack	Sep 2012	#23
The kid was probably flying for half price in the first place	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#3
I flew with my daughters to Orlando and paid for both of them.	Jennicut	Sep 2012	#7
Kids do not fly at half fare ever, if you book a seat you pay full fare	HangOnKids	Sep 2012	#52
That is what I thought.	Jennicut	Sep 2012	#53
I certainly never flew with mine	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#56
Gotta dig at the ex?	HangOnKids	Sep 2012	#65
And it might actually be true.	PavePusher	Sep 2012	#83
Thank you	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#107
What happened to your parenting skills?	Arkansas Granny	Sep 2012	#87
I had to work for a living	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#108
Are you bereft of parenting skills?	obamanut2012	Sep 2012	#89
Not at all	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#109
This message was self-deleted by its author	Darth_Kitten	Sep 2012	#117
I travel extensively, and live in the Orlando area	DrDan	Sep 2012	#10
+1	Iggo	Sep 2012	#37
I do when I have to	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#57
Riding Greyhound is MORE dignified than flying these days.	Gormy Cuss	Sep 2012	#94
Good to know	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#111
If they're occupying a seat, they're paying the same fare.	marmar	Sep 2012	#11
I didn't know that	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#58
2-3 hours in a plane vs 2 days in a car - which would you choose	DrDan	Sep 2012	#64
The only problem is	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#106
wow bitter	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#14
Do you avail yourself of air travel?	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#59
no sir , i dont want my child felt up by tsa pervs . yea i know "they're just doing their jobs"	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#112
I've made lots of cross-country flights,	Art_from_Ark	Sep 2012	#142
customerserviceguy?	trumad	Sep 2012	#15
Sorry, not everybody believes	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#60
You sound like a fun dad.	Arugula Latte	Sep 2012	#78
Thanks for making my point	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#113
Yes, children need a completely joyless environment!	Arugula Latte	Sep 2012	#124
Somewhere right in between	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#125
I thought you said you have children?	obamanut2012	Sep 2012	#92
My children are all right around thirty	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#114
Exactly.	Darth_Kitten	Sep 2012	#119
heartless	CreekDog	Sep 2012	#17
shitty customer service?	ibegurpard	Sep 2012	#18
You assume things.	Darth_Kitten	Sep 2012	#121
Thanks for making that point	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#126
"Airlines put all kinds of people through incredible hassles, why do people who insist on travelling	Brickbat	Sep 2012	#22
Conveniunt omnes in miseriae meae n/t	Shrek	Sep 2012	#25
Argumentum conveniunt omnes in miseriae meae.	Brickbat	Sep 2012	#32
Maybe there's a new Greek phrase	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#61
I'm beginning to understand why America outsources its CustomerService needs...	LanternWaste	Sep 2012	#28
Oh, yeah, the Indians are better at it	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#63
And either way, I realize why American customer support sucks and gets sent overseas...	LanternWaste	Sep 2012	#85
Oh, I do a good job for them	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#115
What union are you in?	obamanut2012	Sep 2012	#93
Utility Workers of America	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#116
Because people like to use their kids as an excuse?	Darth_Kitten	Sep 2012	#118
Kids pay full fair once they turn two	alcibiades_mystery	Sep 2012	#29
As I said above	customerserviceguy	Sep 2012	#105
Children do not fly for half price	obamanut2012	Sep 2012	#91
That has to be something that happened in the last 20 years	DFW	Sep 2012	#120
I think the problem is the fact he booked months in advance...	YellowRubberDuckie	Sep 2012	#110
Kids, flying at 1/2 fare? You're joking?	mwooldri	Sep 2012	#134
You do know that many people fly with children because they feel they must?	riderinthestorm	Sep 2012	#138
F the airlines. n/t	RKP5637	Sep 2012	#4
Dallas to Orlando? BFD. What's the flight time on that?	jberryhill	Sep 2012	#5
a 5 year old?	CreekDog	Sep 2012	#19
yeah	mercuryblues	Sep 2012	#96
Because that is just so tremendously likely	jberryhill	Sep 2012	#97
It is likely enough	mercuryblues	Sep 2012	#99
Let me know when you have an actual probability figure	jberryhill	Sep 2012	#100
gee	mercuryblues	Sep 2012	#103
Most children who are molested know their attacker	mythology	Sep 2012	#102
wow	mercuryblues	Sep 2012	#104
You really think so?	Major Nikon	Sep 2012	#145
2 hours and change	Major Nikon	Sep 2012	#146
We need to pass some laws to stop the airline BS such as this...	JCMach1	Sep 2012	#6
The easy fix is to have one parent swap seats with the little girl so that	avebury	Sep 2012	#8
Thanks! I thought I was the only one.	mikeytherat	Sep 2012	#12
What if there is only one parent flying?	marmar	Sep 2012	#13
Trust me, if the child becomes to annoying or	avebury	Sep 2012	#24
The aircrew will switch people around so kids can be with a parent. No charge.	leveymg	Sep 2012	#31
The father said he could switch seats	csziggy	Sep 2012	#69
Annoying	fugop	Sep 2012	#9
I think the bigger point of the story is---	trumad	Sep 2012	#16
I agree	gollygee	Sep 2012	#20
IN the best of all possible worlds, yes	fugop	Sep 2012	#33
Well---I fly over 100,000 per year...	trumad	Sep 2012	#45
"Just started"?	jberryhill	Sep 2012	#127
Delta	trumad	Sep 2012	#132
Ah, my condolences	jberryhill	Sep 2012	#135
I almost exclusively fly SW nowadays. Baggage is free, you can change your flight for free	riderinthestorm	Sep 2012	#147
bottom line with this story	ibegurpard	Sep 2012	#21
That would work	fugop	Sep 2012	#36
I wouldn't pay for the extra fees	zen_bohemian	Sep 2012	#26
actually the kid wouldn't necessarily be sitting by herself. one of the parents would. eom	ellenfl	Sep 2012	#30
They did that to us in August.	Fresh_Start	Sep 2012	#34
Calcel the fugging trip	malaise	Sep 2012	#35
My BiPolar Adult daughter	HockeyMom	Sep 2012	#38
That was the last straw for me. My kids and I rode AMTRAK home from the West coast.	qb	Sep 2012	#39
We love Amtrak to Disney. It's a great option. nt	msanthrope	Sep 2012	#67
There is no direct line from Dallas to Orlando	csziggy	Sep 2012	#73
Epic fail	no_hypocrisy	Sep 2012	#40
If they moved her next to two unaccompanied males perhaps they'd be forced to move	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#41
Oh good gawd give it a fucking rest!	Iggo	Sep 2012	#42
What? I always try to look for a silver lining.	4th law of robotics	Sep 2012	#43
Okay, I'll give you that.	Iggo	Sep 2012	#44
Perhaps they've also considering making money with a "sit next to someone else's kid" fee	hughee99	Sep 2012	#70
These changes have been made since I left American, but ...	justice1	Sep 2012	#47
You never had it so good.	Peni	Sep 2012	#48
That is one airline I would avoid at all possibilities.	liberal N proud	Sep 2012	#50
My family went through this with United	FreeJoe	Sep 2012	#51
No link to the video?	justice1	Sep 2012	#54
Gee Reading Isn't Enough?	HangOnKids	Sep 2012	#55
I think this was a joke about "United Breaks Guitars"	ProdigalJunkMail	Sep 2012	#62
Sorry, NO, the poster has already been defending United	HangOnKids	Sep 2012	#66
like I said... take it any way you want	ProdigalJunkMail	Sep 2012	#71
Big Streak Of Passive Agrressive There Dude	HangOnKids	Sep 2012	#77
hahaha...bully	ProdigalJunkMail	Sep 2012	#95
Thank-you	justice1	Sep 2012	#88
When I've flown United in recent years, it's been a bad experience.	Arugula Latte	Sep 2012	#79
Um, why does the 5 year old have to take the separated seat?	Matariki	Sep 2012	#68
Do we know if the parents are even sitting together?	NotThisTime	Sep 2012	#74
How much is the "sit-next-to-a-sexual-predator" lawsuit?	Hugabear	Sep 2012	#72
Some of the people who run airlines	Mopar151	Sep 2012	#80
In Australia, airlines won't let unaccompanied minors sit next to unrelated adult men	KamaAina	Sep 2012	#84
I WILL PAY MORE FOR PARENTS TO SIT WITH THEIR KIDS AND NOT WITH ME!!!!!!	luvspeas	Sep 2012	#76
How hard is it to arrange seats that are all together?	Nikia	Sep 2012	#81
What I want to know is why american	marlakay	Sep 2012	#82
Coming up next: pay toilets	KamaAina	Sep 2012	#86
This is just asking for a lawsuit	obamanut2012	Sep 2012	#90
They already had the seats.	geardaddy	Sep 2012	#98
Happened to me	Samjm	Sep 2012	#101
Airlines in the States are trying ANYTHING to advertise artificially low fares	DFW	Sep 2012	#122
I don't like to fly, but British Airways has always been my favorite carrier.	smirkymonkey	Sep 2012	#130
I must say about BA	DFW	Sep 2012	#131
this sux, BUT	blueamy66	Sep 2012	#123
This is a huge pet issue for me -- write your congresscritter	OmahaBlueDog	Sep 2012	#128
I had not thought of it that way	liberal N proud	Sep 2012	#129
The parents wanted a free upgrade for the child.	justice1	Sep 2012	#133
The first priority the airlines have is the safety of the passengers. Period.	OmahaBlueDog	Sep 2012	#136
If that's the case, than the government needs to change the way is handles transportation.	justice1	Sep 2012	#140
We too have traveled to several National Parks	OmahaBlueDog	Sep 2012	#148
That's one of the reasons why you have flight attendants	Major Nikon	Sep 2012	#144
Strikes me someone saw an opportunity to extort and extra $60. /nt	TheMadMonk	Sep 2012	#137
happened to us too, with my grandson, who threw up all over everything as we were landing.	Hamlette	Sep 2012	#139
No offense, if I were the passenger next to the sick child, the air line wouldn't hear the end of it	liberal N proud	Sep 2012	#143
Sit with my kids? I thought this was a vacation??? nt :)	TeamPooka	Sep 2012	#149

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