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"As far as being family friendly SW is always very accommodating to families,"   Separating 7 year olds from their parents in not accommodating to families at all. ... View more

Sorry, but denying a 7 year old entry to the plane with her parents is most absolutely "expecting" children to sit apart from their parents. You're telling me Southwest won't let you reserve seats AND also won't let a child over 6 board with her parent and younger siblings?? My daughter turned 7 in May. If they try to separate her from us it will be the last dollar this airline receives from me. ... View more

I like your solutions except they're nullified by what others already expressed in this thread--they constantly change your itinerary. So even if we select that 1) direct and 2) early in the day flight, we're not ending up with it when it comes time to fly. ... View more