[mars6423]

it is expedia's fault in this situation

however, delta should be able to easily fix it, its not heart surgery, just a little switch which will only satisfy their customers

so do what others are suggesting, get to the airport early if you cant check in online and do their seat assignments from there (i know that with tickets from expedia on Virgin Atlantic your still able to do seat assignments) and i am sure that something will be done, i doubt any airline would want to seperate a toddler from its mother/father/guardian, as it can be bad publicity and it will be frowned upon and will cause them to lose passangers

however saying that, my neighbors who flew delta were all split up, even though they were booked together and there were open seats, the FA said they had to sit in their assigned seats (stating balance and weight distribution) they allowed the toddler to sit a row in front of them so it wasnt so bad, as the toddler had 3 seats to himself


however, i wouldn't go about it to the other passengers, they didn't do anything wrong and shouldn't be put in that situation, they have no idea that you were in that situation, for all they know they could be sitting next to big foot, seat assignments online dont allow you to see who your sitting next to, and if you are going to make it unpleasant for other passangers than that is just a little selfish, and rude......and if it creates a problem then Delta can say that your causing a disturbance and get you kicked off before take off or have people waiting when you land


worst comes to worst, just ask the person next to you before they sit down if they wouldnt mind switching with your child, i am sure they will be understanding