If you’re chartering a 737 I can see wanting to keep the manifest straight in case the thing bursts into flames and you need to attach a name/corpse to a seat number. In the case of this Delta pooch screw, they know full well this small family is occupying seats A through C.
“They’re all a-holes and I’ll never fly again. I’d rather drive for three days across the country or just stay home.”
Ditto!
I love flying though and cant afford to go rent a helicopter to keep my hours up like I used to, so the rare occasion I would fly commercial was enjoyable.
Then 9/11 and the TSA made it suck so I avoided flying unless necessary. Still, once I got to the plane, it was still fun. Now? Not a chance. I’ll rent a suburban and drive.
Hubby said it was United. We don’t remember the size but it was the one the New Orleans Saints charter. Sure, identifying dead bodies is one thing but there was no reason not to assign families together to begin with instead of intentionally separating everyone. They were just throwing around their authority. On the return flight, they didn’t care and there was no assigned seating. Boils down to if there’s a dictator crew/desk or not.