06-18-2019
02:50 PM
06-18-2019
02:50 PM
@Bowfin wrote: While I do not have all of the parameters of the situation and agree that children and parents should sit together; I can offer some thoughts on how to prevent this from happening again. Ask for a fair and equal swap – people are inherently good and particularly on Southwest, most are traveling for business and wouldn't mind swapping seats. In an effort to accommodate a parent/child seating arrangement, I would do it. Don't expect an “A List” business traveler to swap a row 1-4 with you in row 26, but it is possible they would. I hope this helps. I think this part of the response is the best, and I hope that they tried this - usually if you can enlist the help of the flight attendant to find someone to move so that two seats can be found together it will work out. I'm sorry to say it won't work 100%, but often the FA will offer a beverage to anyone that moves and I've chipped in one for people that did this as well when I was seated near them. Make sure to check in exactly at T-24 hours as well, even coming at late B's you may not find seats together, but you can find lots of single empties so people are more likely to have a place to move to that is equivalent for themselves. Boarding at C-15+ it is harder for people already seated to move around. Another tip would be if they had carry-on luggage to stow it as soon as possible then all of the seats could be theirs. Carrying that luggage around while people snap up the last few seats makes it difficult, walking all of the way to the back, then working your way to the front again. With a little practice they will be better able to work the system on future flights.
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