Bought An Extra Seat On An International Flight For Comfort, Flight Attendant Accuses Us Of Breaking International Law.
First this is not my story but my daughter. In the USA during the incident.
So my daughter just left to go over seas with other family members/ friends, 4 people total. The financier of the trip bought herself a first class ticket and then 4 seats for the other 3 people to give them a little more space since 2 of them are a little larger. They used their boarding passes including the pass for the extra seat. Everything went fine for the first leg of their trip. They had a layover before getting on another flight.
Once boarding the second flight they got settled before a flight attendant saw the empty seat and told them to scoot together so she could seat someone else in the row. They tried to explain they had the ticket for the empty seat. The flight attendant then told them that since it was an international flight it was against international law to buy the extra seat and they could either move or be thrown off the plane. So not wanting to get thrown off they scooted in.
Once arriving at their destination they found out the flight attendant had canceled their return flights. My daughter (17) is currently thousands of miles from me without a return flight. First is it really illegal to buy extra seats on an international flight? Second, what can be done about the lost cost of the seat that was paid for? Is the airline just getting paid twice for the same seat? Can they cancel return flights over this without a real reason? The airlines website says extra seats can be bought for comfort and privacy on both domestic and international flights.
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