[9YearLurker]

They should have caught it before boarding, but the family was clearly pulling a fast one.

[JayGalt]

No. They told the agents before they boarded. He makes that point in the video. He paid for another ticket for the older son on an earlier flight because he thought it was safer to have the baby in his car seat on this flight, and the baby would be able to sleep.

[Sacajaweau]

Ahhhhh......someone gets it. The 18 year old took another flight?? Wanna bet on that??

The kids belong on your lap!!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Exactly. They didn’t want to buy a full-fare ticket for the toddler, pay the $100 change fee for the existing ticket, and then get a voucher for the ticket that expires in a year.

Pulling a fast one, indeed. Their own fault. Zero sympathy. We all know the rules.

[TADSLOS]

They should have caught it before boarding, but the family was clearly pulling a fast one.

How so?

[Yaelle]

They should have caught it before boarding, but the family was clearly pulling a fast one.

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No. The family is innocent. What they were trying to do is not allowed due to terror, but it wasn’t sneaky. They wanted a seat for their toddler so they sent their teen ahead on a different flight, which they paid for, and wanted to use the seat for the teen, which they also paid for, on their flight, for their toddler. It makes sense and this used to happen all the time before 9/11. You could even sell plane tickets to others or give them.

They went through airport security, then at the gate. If Delta doesn’t allow this switch, they should never have been allowed to board, therefore again it is the airline’s fault. Really stupid. Airlines need to get on the ball here.