“Their teenager son may have paid for a seat, but it was not transferrable to the toddler. “
I’ll go out on a limb here and say Dad bought the tickets. If dad wants to sit in moms seat or either of the kids, it’s his prerogative. F Delta, United and all the others.
And hold a squirming 2 year old for 4+hours from HI !?! They are clearly nuts.
I can't remember the company but we chartered a plane. Yes, the whole plane. All the seats were ours and ours alone. But could we sit where we wanted or with our children who had never flown before? Oh, heck no! The airline randomly assigned seats... on a chartered plane... and refused to let us sit where we wanted and comfort our kids if they got scared. 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.