Kingfish wrote:

http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dl...0121/COLUMN01/...


After reading the second account (with the appropriate spin) it does
seem AirTran was a bit heavy-handed here. I think they did the right
thing by refunding the tickets and offering the free passes. I know if
I were stuck sitting behind that kid I'd go out of my tree after too
long

We will never know what the real story was. I was on a flight once
where the flight attendant repeatedly told the parents to have their
child sit down as the seatbelt sign was on and it was for the child's
own protection. The parents would duly buckle up the kid and as soon as
the FA turned her back the kid was running around again. I informed the
FA the kid was up (climbing over unoccupied seats, etc.) and the FA told
me it was the 4th time she'd dealt with them. Mind you this kid was ok,
it was the parents who were idiots. The kid wasn't whining or crying or
anything when seated properly. The FA had the captain turn off the belt
sign and when she had time came and sat in the empty seat next to me and
we chatted about the horrors of passengers.

Margy