That's stupid. If I buy a concert ticket for Harry and Harry has to work that night and I take John instead does the venue take the ticket back? What other industry does that? You buy something it's generally considered yours. He didn't give the seat to a stranger he gave the seat to his other child. Seriously I wish Congress would step in and stop the Gestapo tactic's of airlines. They have dragged people off planes, held people on the tarmac for hours without food,water and use of bathrooms and not allowing them to deplane thus causing there to be a passenger bill of rights that obviously doesn't go far enough. I won't fly Delta or United anymore. Maybe if they lose enough business this bullshit will stop.
Did you have to show your driver;s license to get in the concert? Why not try a valid comparison versus apples to watermelon?
OK lets try the cruise ship industry for which I did have to show a license
and passport. But here's the difference, when was the last time you've heard of a cruise ship bumping anyone? I seriously doubt if the tickets were in my name I'd have any trouble sharing my bed with my son who was scheduled to sail with me either. Matter of fact on my last trip I saw a kid come out of his assigned room in his underwear and bang on him parents door them enter his parent's room to which he was not assigned.







Funny thing was the stewart in the hall didn't say anything about this. The kids parents weren't kicked off the ship at the next port, they weren't dragged to the brig,they didn't get into a fist fight or have their trip cancelled. The sad truth is the airline industry is the only commercial mass transportation industry that does this crap. When was the last time you heard of someone getting bumped off Greyhound or having to give up a paid for seat because the person occupying the seat wasn't the original ticket holder but the younger brother because the older brother had taken an earlier bus? You don't because the airline industry is the only
unreasonable mode of transportation out there. Trains,ships,and buses all manage travel without over booking seats and habitually beating up passengers. Hmmmm wonder why the airlines can't seem to manage it. Because they know they can get away with it. With people clearly getting fed up with overpriced tickets,tiny seats and unreliable service that may result in bodily harm if questioned,I doubt this crappy policy will continue much longer as passengers continue to report and record their gestapo tactic's. I'd expect United,Delta, and now Spirit airlines stock to drop in favor of competitors that can actually manage to provide the service efficiently and without incident.