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Senator Schumer Demands Your Family Sit Together, Fee-Free

May 29, 2012 at 10:04 AM | by | Comments (0)

Just in time for the summer travel season, it looks like the government is stepping in to help out all those families heading off to the beach, to Grandma’s and to Disney World. Senator Chuck Schumer—he’s a Democrat from New York—isn’t really the biggest fan of airline fees and surcharges, so he’s voicing his concern and displeasure. He’s especially peeved about the airlines offering premium seats for a fee, and how this might force families to pay extra just to sit next to one another.

Here’s exactly what he has to say about these seating shenanigans:

Children need access to their parents and parents need access to their children. Unnecessary airline fees shouldn't serve as a literal barrier between mother and child.

In defense of the airlines it’s not like they’re specifically splitting up Mom and Dad from the kiddos, but we do know how it goes when it comes to picking seats. If you’re not some kind of fancy pants frequent flyer, you are usually forced to pay extra for certain seats, and often these premium options are all that are left by the time you finalize your summer vacation plans.

For now the Senator is trying to chat up Transportation Security to get the airlines to chill out when it comes to fees involving families. Our recommendation it to book your tickets as soon as you can to have the largest selection of freebie seat picks within the seat map. If you’re still stuck without convenient seat assignments just be sure to put on your puppy dog-eye sad face, and head to the gate agent as soon as he or she gets there. Kill them with kindness and hopefully all will work out.

[Photo: Tawny Rockerazzi]

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