It's that airlines are causing this issue though. They have websites to choose seats, and could very easily do this for free. Flight attendants already verify

It's that airlines are causing this issue though. They have websites to choose seats, and could very easily do this for free. Flight attendants already verify other aspects of seating, so does preboarding, so the entire workflow is done. Instead the airline makes people pay, or they'll break up a family. That includes the lack of a guardian if there are issues. 100% the airlines' purposeful fault, attempting to extort cash or everyone is in a bad situation. Even the poor flight attendants, their own employees. As a single dude, I applaud this law, and buddy's attempts to not pay extortion.