This is a question for my sister-in-law. We are all gearing up to leave for a family reunion in Florida and she checked in for her flight from NYC to Tampa this morning. She and her husband had reserved their seats for them and their four children (6 and under). Upon checking in, everyone is now split up in single seats.
So we're talking a 1.5 year old on his own, a 3 year old on her own, etc. She called the airline, Jet Blue who said nothing could be done on the phone. She has to wait to get to the gate. I'm trying to read information online, but there isn't much being said. It looks like a new law was put into place last year by Congress saying that airlines can't do this, but it also appears it's not being enforced. I've seen some forums say that you're just SOL if the gate agent decides they don't want to do anything.
These aren't even my kids, but I'm stressed for them. Anyone have any experience with this? It seems like a recipe for disaster. In an emergency situation, I wouldn't trust some random stranger to protect my child, nor do I trust a stranger to interact with my child for 3 hours even when the flight is going well.
So we're talking a 1.5 year old on his own, a 3 year old on her own, etc. She called the airline, Jet Blue who said nothing could be done on the phone. She has to wait to get to the gate. I'm trying to read information online, but there isn't much being said. It looks like a new law was put into place last year by Congress saying that airlines can't do this, but it also appears it's not being enforced. I've seen some forums say that you're just SOL if the gate agent decides they don't want to do anything.
These aren't even my kids, but I'm stressed for them. Anyone have any experience with this? It seems like a recipe for disaster. In an emergency situation, I wouldn't trust some random stranger to protect my child, nor do I trust a stranger to interact with my child for 3 hours even when the flight is going well.