In accordance with Federal Aviation Rules and airline regulations, a child without an individual seat is assigned to a specific adult passenger in the reservation at the time the ticket is issued and is carried with the parent in the seat specified on the boarding pass. Aeroflot responded to comedian Ilya Sobolev’s allegations after his situation with his child with this comment.
The airline announced that it was assigned to the child’s father based on reservation system data.
“We have reviewed the situation in detail with Ilya Sobolev’s family and are sorry for the inconvenience. Flight safety is always a priority in the company’s activities and interaction procedures with passengers. According to the information obtained, the family purchased economy class tickets on the Moscow-Maldives route. The message also included a baby in the family for whom an order had been given to provide a baby crib.
It is stated that when checking in for the flight, the comedian’s wife signed up for an upgrade to business class. At the same time, the Sobolev family did not want the child to be added to his mother’s reservation.
“Airline employees communicated with passengers politely, explaining transportation and aviation safety rules, relying on understanding of the situation and a tactful attitude,” the airline added.
Previously “socialbites.ca” reportedIt was reported that Ilya Sobolev attempted to throw his wife Natalya off the plane with their baby child. According to him, airline employees, due to a mistake, assigned his younger son Ivan to himself in economy class, and not to his wife, who was on a business trip. During the flight, the flight attendant wanted to take the child away from the mother.