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Re:Proposed rule would ban airlines from charging parents to... by chongli on Thursday August 01, 2024 @10:48AM (#41129674)
Everyone's different, but with my kids, I'd much rather just pay for the convenience of being able to quickly get on the plane and get seated without making folk around me frustrated

The airlines have engineered this situation in order to extract some extra money out of you. They are inflicting a social externality (annoyance) on both you and other passengers in order to upsell you and profit from the arrangement. That’s why this law is needed.

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Re:Proposed rule would ban airlines from charging parents to... by jjulius on Thursday August 01, 2024 @11:21AM (#41130097)
Completely agreed, and just to clarify, at no point have I argued in favor of this law. But in a situation such as this, whether or not I agree with what an airline is doing, I'll typically take the path of least resistance for me and mine (same with OP!).

/shrug

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