This new method of gouging fees from people is a tax on families. If a parent wants to sit with their child they are forced to pay extra fees. It is outrageous and this policy will result, sooner or later, in something bad happending.
For example, a low income parent who cannot afford the fees and gambles that the gate agent will be able to help them be seated next to their child, finds that the flight is completely full and people who previously would have been willing to swap to help them seat together, are no longer willing to do so, because they have "paid" for their preferred seat.
The child is therefore seated next to a stranger. Delta is relying on this stranger not being a sexual predator, being willing to assist the child in the event of sudden decompression and/or facing the parent, in an emergency trying to find their child and blocking the rapid egress from the aircraft. This is a dangerous and short sighted policy and is discrimination against families. It is corporate blackmail to tell a parent, pay extra or we will separate you from your child. Imagine any other service provider saying that and see if you find that acceptable. Disney charging extra to guarantee children sit next to their parent on rides, cinemas charging extra to seat the child next to their parent, etc. It is a ridiculous policy and should be scrapped. The sooner this morally bankrupt industry is re-regulated the better.
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