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re: Delta Airlines to United - Hold My Beer
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:42 am to LouisianaLady
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:42 am to LouisianaLady
quote:i know that
Because that's not how you buy seats. You don't get online and purchase "4 tickets". You buy one ticket for Joe whose DOB is x/x/xx, one ticket for Sally whose DOB is x/x/xx, etc. I entirely agree the rule is stupid, but by that logic, overbooked flights would have empty seats that could have been filled every time someone misses their flight or doesn't show up.
I also know if I'm traveling with a two kids and I have a ticket for one extra seat. It makes zero diff on what kid I put in it. You think when they are searching for pieces of the airplane it makes one shite where my 2 and 3 yo were sitting
As I mentioned, I've switched seats about 29 times after the cabin door was shut to help the airline out
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Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:43 am to GRTiger
Ahh, I understand now.
Still fricked up by Delta to lie about faa regulations regarding kids two and under to try to fit one extra person on the plane. They should have just bounced the overflow.
Still fricked up by Delta to lie about faa regulations regarding kids two and under to try to fit one extra person on the plane. They should have just bounced the overflow.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:44 am to GRTiger
That is the situation as I understand it.
He was a lap child and they decided to use the seat for the child when the 18 year old went on an earlier flight. They assumed that they bought the ticket, they could just sit their child in the 18yo seat with no questions asked.
The airline wanted that seat to get another waiting passenger to their destination so the FA took it upon herself to fumble the negotiation as poorly as possible.
He was a lap child and they decided to use the seat for the child when the 18 year old went on an earlier flight. They assumed that they bought the ticket, they could just sit their child in the 18yo seat with no questions asked.
The airline wanted that seat to get another waiting passenger to their destination so the FA took it upon herself to fumble the negotiation as poorly as possible.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:44 am to tigerfoot
Where was that 2 year old sitting if the older kid had stayed on the same flight?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:44 am to GRTiger
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Delta is held in such high regards on this board for whatever ignorant reasons.
Yeah, I don't get it either. My worst flying experience has been on Delta.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:45 am to GRTiger
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This thread should be fun. Delta is held in such high regards on this board for whatever ignorant reasons.
Maybe because every flight metric and ranking holds Delta in higher regard than American et al?
It's not like we just make this shite up
Domestic airlines suck, and full fare carriers are especially bad. So Delta isn't necessarily good, it's just the top of a bad group.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:47 am to Duckie
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He was a lap child and they decided to use the seat for the child when the 18 year old went on an earlier flight. They assumed that they bought the ticket, they could just sit their child in the 18yo seat with no questions asked.
I get it now. That makes sense. And as a parent of 2 young children who have recently flown, most of this is on the parents. I did a mountain of research and called Delta to make sure our flights went as smooothly as possible.
The FA did an awful job and should be fired and scored from the industry. Trying to make up FAA rules on the fly to get a family kicked off a plane is despicable.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:48 am to GRTiger
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Where was that 2 year old sitting if the older kid had stayed on the same flight?
On the parents lap.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:53 am to lsuhunt555
So this is basically Delta telling the family that they don't get first dibs to use the empty seat they paid for to put their two year old in a safer seat, but instead Delta is choosing to put an overbooked passenger in that seat.
Not a good look even if they were technically within their right to do so.
And it doesn't excuse the FAs threatening the family or lying about FAA regulations.
Not a good look even if they were technically within their right to do so.
And it doesn't excuse the FAs threatening the family or lying about FAA regulations.
This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 9:54 am
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:54 am to Displaced
Absolutely, but the parents should have done everything in their power to ensure they don't have a problem. That includes paying to have the name on the seat changed.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:55 am to Mo Jeaux
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Yeah, I don't get it either. My worst flying experience has been on Delta.
Like Louis CK said, "You're literally flying through the sky". At the end of the day, it is public transportation using a method of transit that isn't nearly as straight-forward as driving a car. Just like when you decide to drive to Houston from BR on a Friday afternoon and encounter wrecks/traffic/closed roads/etc., air travel encounters issues.
Don't get me wrong - I despise AA myself (for customer service reasons) so I understand disliking a particular airline. But a lot of people decide to hate certain airlines purely for things beyond their control like weather, flight delays, mechanical issues, etc. I fly for my job, and the overall majority of flyers are extremely entitled and bitchy. The worst tend to be people who fly less than 1-2 times per year.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:56 am to lsuhunt555
Agreed, but if you believe the guy, he said the gate attendant said there would be no problem. If the guy were told there would be a problem at that time, he could have changed the name at that point. Why would someone pay to have it changed when told by a Delta employee that it isn't necessary?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:58 am to Displaced
If that indeed were the case, then I'd have my boy Morris on the case now and we'd be flying free for years to come! 
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:00 am to LouisianaLady
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. I fly for my job, and the overall majority of flyers are extremely entitled and bitchy.
This includes your ilk. Elitist, frequent flier are among the snobiest and most annoying travelers.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:09 am to Duckie
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I guess it is FAA regulation that the name on the reservation must sit in that seat.
Odd, because anytime there has ever been a empty flight people shift to have more space to themselves, so fine time to pick a silly rule to enforce.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:10 am to NYNolaguy1
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"You have to give up the seat or you're going to jail, your wife is going to jail and they'll take your kids from you,"
Should of filmed that and ended all of it with one sentence.
"You'll be hearing from our lawyer in a day or two."
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:13 am to Adam4848
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They'll get a nice little settlement from Delta and be on their way.
Meh, I doubt it. This is much ado about nothing. Everybody is looking to cash in now. This guy wasn't entitled to that seat, and while the flight attendant might have handled the situation poorly she didn't do anything bad enough to cause a settlement.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:13 am to Displaced
Lot's of confusion ITT. Once the 18 year old switched flights, they no longer had that seat. He was on another flight and received some sort of credit for the flight already paid for. Anyone who has changed flights knows this. You pay a change fee, but its not like you still own a ticket for the flight you aren't taking. The airline is clearly free to sell that seat once you switch.
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On a somewhat related story, I was once on a flight with my 18 month old. I purchased a ticket for him so he would have a seat. The flight was overbooked by one, and my dad was the lucky guy who got booted. I offered to have my child sit in my lap, so the one seat would be available and my dad would not be booted. They declined due to "policy." That made no sense to me.
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On a somewhat related story, I was once on a flight with my 18 month old. I purchased a ticket for him so he would have a seat. The flight was overbooked by one, and my dad was the lucky guy who got booted. I offered to have my child sit in my lap, so the one seat would be available and my dad would not be booted. They declined due to "policy." That made no sense to me.
This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 10:14 am
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:15 am to tylercsbn9
Most simple minded people don't understand that FLYING IS A PRIVILEGE. There's all sorts of rules/restrictions that must be followed by law. Get your head out of your arse, it's not perfect. A lot of people today believe they're entitled when getting on an aircraft and overreact when the maid doesn't come to wipe their arse.
Make sure you read the terms before you agree.
Make sure you read the terms before you agree.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:24 am to Don Johnson
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Lot's of confusion ITT. Once the 18 year old switched flights, they no longer had that seat. He was on another flight and received some sort of credit for the flight already paid for. Anyone who has changed flights knows this. You pay a change fee, but its not like you still own a ticket for the flight you aren't taking.
This is not correct, the article says they sent another kid home on an earlier flight, meaning they bought a ticket for the earlier flight for him. They still had 4 tickets for the current flight, but one was under the 18yos name.
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