I’m glad you examined all aspects of this issue, and decided to pursue this course of action because it has the least impact on anyone else on the flight. /sarc
Flying a LOT, I know that you can reserve seats at booking time, based on availability. If you book late, then you frequently end up in less than optimum seating. I pick seats based on probability of having adequate (barely) room for comfort.
Being moved from a seat with extra legroom to cattle class to accommodate a late-booking group (even a family with kids) is a disservice to the traveler who booked early. If the family wants to reserve a block of seats, they should book early enough to do so.
“If the family wants to reserve a block of seats, they should book early enough to do so.”
Agree. It irks me that people want to save money and then expect other people on the plane who reserved early or paid extra for a seat, to move so that they can sit together. I think couples and people with children do this regularly to save money.
Fine, then don’t bitch when you get a solo 3 year old sitting next to you.
Can’t have it both ways.