Timeline for Best technique to get seat changed on a full transatlantic flight
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| Aug 17, 2019 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1162650291147350016 | ||
| Jul 31, 2019 at 15:25 | comment | added | FreeMan | @WeatherVane's comment is right on. Here's confirmation from Aviation's top-rated member. | |
| Jul 31, 2019 at 3:56 | vote | accept | Teusz | ||
| Jul 30, 2019 at 21:17 | answer | added | averell | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 18:39 | answer | added | Hilmar | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 13:18 | comment | added | Weather Vane | If it's mostly a problem during take-off and landing, can you disguise the motion by jiggling the child at those times? | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 12:45 | comment | added | jcaron | I'm subject to motion sickness, and I can probably count on one hand the number of times I have had issues with it on flights. The only cases where it's an issue are during severe turbulence. Unless you are paying for First/Business/Premium coach, you definitely won't be very much "up front" on the plane. People with infants used to be placed near the "bassinets" which are at the front of each section, though those may become rarer. Note that seats closer to the front are usually reserved to elite passengers prior to check-in, so they may not be reserved yet. Your best bet is to call Delta. | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 12:33 | comment | added | Teusz | @Tor-EinarJarnbjo actually, he does look out the window when you tap on it. As motion sickness is mainly an issue for take-off and landing, that’s the main concern obviously. | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 11:46 | comment | added | Tor-Einar Jarnbjo | @Teusz If you tap at the window, your child will likely look at the window and not out through the window. You will also not manage to sit throughout a trans-atlantic flight, tapping at the window and keeping the toddlers attention and just an occasional glance out of the window won't help either. The scenery outside the window is probably utterly boring for a child. I can apparently not confirm that the front of a plane is less bumpy and I can't think of any reason why it should be. | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 11:40 | comment | added | Weather Vane | Please see this previous question: What section of an airplane offers the smoothest ride? | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 11:25 | comment | added | Teusz | @Tor-EinarJarnbjo if you tap at the window and point , she looks at things so it’s no problem. Front of the plane is less bumpy apparently. FYI ! | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 11:24 | comment | added | Traveller | Did you already pay for booked seats (together)? I seem to recall a heated debate on TSE a while back regarding the likelihood of getting a fellow passenger to agree voluntarily to change seats if they’ve paid for a seat reservation and you haven’t. Can’t find the exact question, but this one is related travel.stackexchange.com/questions/120832/… And Delta’s family seating policy is here delta.com/us/en/children-infant-travel/overview | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 11:22 | comment | added | Tor-Einar Jarnbjo | Having a window seat will only help against motion sickness if you look out of the window, not merely by sitting at the window. It will probably be difficult to explain that to a toddler. I can't imagine any reasonable explanation why sitting in the front of the plane is supposed to be better. | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 11:18 | comment | added | user90371 | I can't say I think your paediatrician's trick will have much effect, but I sympathise with your problem. You might try asking on Parenting for ideas to alleviate your child's motion sickness. | |
| Jul 30, 2019 at 10:57 | history | asked | Teusz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |