So, why is it that when I fly cross country on Southewest airlines, and there is a screaming, kicking child placed directly behind me, the parents are not told to purchase an additional seat for that kid to kick? An overweight person has to purchase an addtional seat to accomidate for the loss of the the additional ticket sold to the person would've been sitting beside them, but yet, through all the complaining in the world, there is nobody insuring that a vacant seat will be in front of a kicking, screaming child. Incredibly unfair really, and considering that an overweight person will only affect one, maybe two other people on the plane (if that), the entire flight will be bothered by that kid. And as long as I'm on the subject, why is it that the people traveling with small children are put on the plane first, only to allow the 'A' group people in before those individuals with children are seated? While flying in 'A' group, I boarded, selected my seat, as my 'A' priority allowed me to do, only to have a child placed directly behind me to kick and scream from Florida to Nevada. So much for priority, had that child been placed first, I would not have selected that seat. Given the choice, I would've much preffered to have a large individual placed next to me, whom I could lean away from or blatantly ignore, rather than be tortured by some oblivious mother who is incapable of calming her kicking, screaming child. And through all of my flights, not once have I ever seen an overweight person scream and kick and flail, annoying every single person on a flight, but those are the ones you are going to choose to penalize. Treat your larger customers with the respect and dignity they deserve, they are far from being the problem that you are making them out to be.
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