Vissa flygbolag erkänner det exakta scenariot du höjer. Den brittiska CAA staten:
Young children and infants who are accompanied by adults, should
ideally be seated in the same seat row as the adult. Children and
accompanying adults should not be separated by more than one aisle.
Where this is not possible, children should be separated by no more
than one seat row from accompanying adults. This is because the speed
of an emergency evacuation may be affected by adults trying to reach
their children.
Stat: FAA :
4) Passenger Assessment Process for Exit Seating. While the
regulation specifically defines the criteria for persons occupying an
exit seat, the method by which the airline employee assesses the
person assigned to an exit seat should be defined by the air carrier
in its company manual. This process generally requires a physical
observation of the person and should require additional processes,
such as conversation with the person, to determine if he or she meets
the selection criteria (the person has the ability to hear,
understand, and impart information, and is not distracted by other
responsibilities such as caring for small children or other traveling
companions, etc.).
Flygbolag kan sätta tillbaka vuxna som sitter i utgångsraden om de är ansvariga för barn, eftersom de förstår att vuxna inte får ta sitt ansvar för sina utgångar över vårdnaden för sina barn.
Uppdatering: En ny lag har just passerat i USA.
SEC. 2309. Familj sittplatser.
(a) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall review and, if
appropriate, establish a policy directing all air carriers providing
scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation to
establish policies that enable a child, who is age 13 or under on the
date an applicable flight is scheduled to occur, to be seated in a
seat adjacent to the seat of an accompanying family member over the
age of 13, to the maximum extent practicable and at no additional
cost, except when assignment to an adjacent seat would require an
upgrade to another cabin class or a seat with extra legroom or seat
pitch for which additional payment is normally required.