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It is quite obviously $50 cheaper. The people who picked their seats paid that $50. Again, you have an option here. If you must sit with you're party, you pay t

It is quite obviously $50 cheaper. The people who picked their seats paid that $50. Again, you have an option here. If you must sit with you're party, you pay the fee. This isn't a junk fee. It is clearly presented when you select the type of ticket you wish to purchase. Your complaint has to do with price discrimination. Different levels of service have different prices the same way a Volkswagen costs less than an Audi made in the same factory.

dghlsakjg 3y ago
You might have missed my point about the $50. I’m not saying it’s a junk fee, I’m saying it’s abusive to charge it to guardians of children. I’m also wondering if before the fee was added as an option the price was $50 more since everyone got to choose their seat. I suspect that the fare is about the same, but now you get to pay $50 more to choose your seat. You are also missing that there is an external cost of splitting up parents and children. The airline is shifting the cost of babysitting onto other passengers when it should be forced to be a responsibility/cost of the guardian. By the logic of the airline if I don't get to pick my seat, and get placed next to a minor, shouldn’t I get compensated more for that than someone who is sat next to a person who doesn’t need my assistance in an emergency? Should I also get compensated for not getting a drink, what about if I don’t use the restroom. At a certain point, it is ok to say that a part of living in society is that you don’t get to separate parents from their children. I understand the economic argument (You’ve used “price discrimination” incorrectly here, incidentally, since price discrimination has to do with receiving the same product at a different price, not receiving an additional service for an additional price). I’m just saying that this is irresponsible and unethical corporate behavior even if it is economically maximizing profit (in the short term anyway)
- boring_twenties 3y ago
  How is babysitting the child next to you your problem? Just put your noise canceling headphones on and ignore them. If they're kicking the seat in front of them, that person can complain to the flight attendant or whatever
  - dghlsakjg 3y ago
    When was the last time you spent 3 hours sitting inches from a 7 year old? At some point it will become your problem whether you are active or passive. If you want, you can wait until you have a lapful of juice and snacks spilled on you.

dghlsakjg 3y ago

You might have missed my point about the $50. I’m not saying it’s a junk fee, I’m saying it’s abusive to charge it to guardians of children. I’m also wondering if before the fee was added as an option the price was $50 more since everyone got to choose their seat. I suspect that the fare is about the same, but now you get to pay $50 more to choose your seat. You are also missing that there is an external cost of splitting up parents and children. The airline is shifting the cost of babysitting onto other passengers when it should be forced to be a responsibility/cost of the guardian. By the logic of the airline if I don't get to pick my seat, and get placed next to a minor, shouldn’t I get compensated more for that than someone who is sat next to a person who doesn’t need my assistance in an emergency? Should I also get compensated for not getting a drink, what about if I don’t use the restroom. At a certain point, it is ok to say that a part of living in society is that you don’t get to separate parents from their children. I understand the economic argument (You’ve used “price discrimination” incorrectly here, incidentally, since price discrimination has to do with receiving the same product at a different price, not receiving an additional service for an additional price). I’m just saying that this is irresponsible and unethical corporate behavior even if it is economically maximizing profit (in the short term anyway)

boring_twenties 3y ago
How is babysitting the child next to you your problem? Just put your noise canceling headphones on and ignore them. If they're kicking the seat in front of them, that person can complain to the flight attendant or whatever
- dghlsakjg 3y ago
  When was the last time you spent 3 hours sitting inches from a 7 year old? At some point it will become your problem whether you are active or passive. If you want, you can wait until you have a lapful of juice and snacks spilled on you.